There are always things in life that we normally took for granted. Forgetting to look after our well being and health is one of them.
We always thought ourselves to be indestructible and that we forgot twe are just like any other mechanisms that are bound to have breakdowns. We are so caught up with the modern world style of living that we have overlooked the significant of taking a decent but short break from that damaging routine.
I used to ignore scene like this one but not anymore.
Take me for example. One of my job requirements is that I will need to travel a lot. I may spend a few months in one place and moved on to another after that. I have seen and experienced the life of so many different places but sadly I never did took the time to really savour them and scenes of that particular place as I am always too engrossed with my work. That was the day-in and day-out routine of my working life for the past decades.
Presently, I drive up to work on almost daily basis from Kota Kinabalu to Ranau. There is a lot of breath taking scenes along the way but as they have become such a familiar scene and my mind is always caught up about works that I will not even give them a second glance.
Normally while driving home I will ignore scenes such as this one but nowadays I will stop and watch until the sun really had set on the horizon.
All that has now changed since the day I began taking my daily dosage of hypertension medication.
Now on any particular stressful day, I will really pull the brakes on everything. I will give myself a short break and to loosen myself. It may sound strange but there are days that I can’t even stand the sight of my own men and worst still, my own boss and I really hate it if my lunch is interrupted.
So a few minutes break from all that is a most welcome break. I will have my lunch break at my favourite private spot – away from the crowd. I will turn off my cell phone as I like to have such moment uninterrupted and undisturbed. In a way, it’s good for my health it will help to bring down the level of my blood pressure. ;)
So folks, do yourself a favour, stop and take a much-needed break.
