Learning Outcome From Being Sick

Hello friends,

It has been awhile since I've post anything new. That's because I've succumb to dengue fever and I've never felt so weak in my whole life. Being ill was no fun and I realized that I've taken a lot of my health for granted. Thankfully it wasn't so severe to get warded. Just plentiful of rest and drinking a lot of water were required. I just knew that there is no cure for dengue. You just have to get a lot of rest for your body to naturally run its course. Safe to say now that I'm recuperating well but still experiencing a mild post dengue fatigue. Hopefully it will wear off in a few days.

There's a few things that I've learned while I was sick. Mainly about diet and having a stronger feeling of gratitude in the small things in life.

During the period of illness, my appetite was strangely gone. For the first time ever, I don't enjoy eating, especially rice and chicken (which is usually my favourite!). It came to a point where even the smell of them could make me feel uneasy in the stomach. So instead, my appetite grew naturally towards the healthier foods, mainly fruits like oranges, apples and watermelon. It's like my body is telling me it needs those healthy nutrients to heal. At that time, it's like I have this strong connection to my body that I've never felt before. Instead of my gluttony, the whisper towards the positive is what took the best of me. It was definitely weird because I was as sick as I've ever been but deep down, my body was at its pinnacle of self-control. It's a beautiful conundrum that I'm glad to experience it. Still now, I have control over the things that I eat and I think this might be the reason why I'm recuperating well. 

Also, being sick has made lost the sense of time because pretty much all I do was sleep and rest. So gone were all those routine activities such as running, planning and all other sorts of fun activities. During that time, being bedridden with nothing to look forward to was the most devastating feeling I've ever felt. When I have absolutely nothing to look forward to in my day to day routine, it feels like I'm going through days with no purpose. So I did what needs to be done, which is to at least keep one thing in mind so that I have a small purpose in life. I kept track of the dates. The outcome from keeping track of dates is that I've become more appreciative towards time. The more I think about time, the more I feel sad because you can never get back the time that has passed. Being an optimizer, I feel like I'm wasting a lot of my time doing things that are not productive. And that has gotten me feeling sadder. However, as Tony Robbins would say, "you are what you feel", so I focused on the good things I've done with my time. Namely, the investments that I've made progressing towards my financial independence. If I were to think about a year ago, before I started my investing journey, I has absolutely zero knowledge and money in investments. But fast forward to today, I'm proud of my progress and feels excited to progress even more. 

All in all, I'm glad that I got some good learning outcome from this not-so-pleasant-experience. What's important now is that I want to be more grateful with my health by always taking care of it through running and a balanced diet. 

I guess that is all the rant I have for today. Stay healthy my friends!