“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today” – Stacia Tauscher
The
above quote is very true in this fast moving world where both the parents are
employed, do monetary planning for his/her future but many times fail to notice
the need of the child at present. I live in such a society and have seen many
such experiences happening around me all these years which provoked me to share
the same today.
I grew up in
a township where most of our neighbours had a nuclear family. I lived in a
joint family and my grandmother used to take care of all my day to day
requirements. She has very good knowledge about home remedies and idea of
natural foods and their health benefits. During my school days whenever we had
a long weekend connected with Festivals, our teachers used to be generous
enough to load us with home works barring a few. Festivals psychologically
don’t allow one to take the school bags throughout the weekend. Tension pile up
finally on Sunday night as we have to submit our homework or project the next
day. At that moment I always used to wish that I should get fever the next
morning when I wake up, so that I can take leave to school and at the same time
will have time to complete the homework. There used to be a wide spread belief
among us in my school days that if we keep Onion under our underarm it will
trigger fever before you wake up. Me belonging to a joint family never
had chance to test it. Many a times I had worried that why I am not falling
sick just like friends, who enjoy additional leave watching Cricket or Cartoon
after bunking school. We wish to fall sick on a working day and we always want
to be completely energetic on a holiday, because falling sick even if it is
mild would block us from moving out of the home the entire day. I hardly fell
sick and I used to assume that it is Lord Ganesha (I am named with the same
name) who I assume is close to me is protecting me from all sorts of diseases.
Many a times my friends used to fall sick on the very day they planned to go
out for a summer vacation. The day which they were waiting for a long time
falls in vain and they used to share their bitter experience once the school
re-opens.
Childhood
days had passed and now I am married, busy in the fast moving world. Not having
enough time to take care of health and clueless about what to provide to the
family to keep them healthy. I used to occasionally request Google to show me
ideas about nutritious food and their health benefits. From a crazy follower of
Ganesha to ideological belief in Atheism much has changed and now I understand
the secret why I didn’t fall sick when I was a child. My grandmother used to
give me Amla every day and once in a week a home-made syrup containing various
leaves and other ingredients. It seems the natural food given to me kept me
away from all sorts of disease. My Grandmother never told what Google explained
and whatever I have taken were part and parcel of life and it was not like a
supplement. Today we live cities and we don’t have enough time to search for
all these natural ingredients to include in our day to day life. There are lot
of supplements up in the market, but their worthiness is doubtful. Dabur has
its own brand with 40+ natural ingredients and it comes with a brand name
“Dabur Chyawanprash”. Giving nutrition in the natural way is always the
best, but the present generation will find it hard to consume them. They need
it branded and advertised by a celebrity and Dabur does it all. Try it in your
family, I have practical experience throughout my life from the ingredients and
I am sure it will do miracle.
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