Blood Test

I was surprised when a friend of mine eating ‘bitter guard’ with ease. I asked him is it his favorite dish. “No, not at all, I do not enjoy consuming it, since it is good for health, I am eating it”, he uttered with much conviction. “Are you suffering from any kind of illness”, I asked. “No, I am in good health”, he answered. I was confused, he is in good health, and yet he is eating ‘bitter guard’ which he does not like, thinking it is good for his health. Precaution is an intelligent move provided there is some warning. If we start living life on imagined precaution then life will become a hell, I think that is the root cause of paranoia. I don’t know why I was disturbed, because if my friend is a paranoid, it is a good indication that either I am also a paranoid or in the process of becoming a paranoid.

Few of my friends used to advise me that I should not take alcohol. And I used to be surprised. I usually ask them, “Give me some reasons for me to stop drinking. Do I lose control? Or do I misbehave after few drinks?” their reply was no for all my self justifying questions. Then I give them some pearls wisdom. Our behavior is governed by the law of purpose. There must be a purpose for drinking and there must be a purpose for not drinking. Without any purpose our actions and achievements lose every ounce of meaning.

I do agree with Osho when he says that life has no purpose and beauty has no purpose. What I am emphasizing is when it comes to the metaphysical realm then looking for meaning and purpose is a waste of time, but when it comes to simple mundane and trivial realities of life one should focus on purpose otherwise we will be confused, get mugged down and swallowed by trivial things.

Ten days back, my friend wanted to have a blood check up, and I out of curiosity accompanied him, then as luck would have it I too subjugated myself for blood examination to justify accompanying him. The result was that everything for my friend was perfectly normal and for me it was just opposite. My sugar level was beyond the range of 350.

Finally I have found my purpose for not drinking alcohol.