A celebrity passed away in a hospital recently. It was a government hospital, not a private one. He was shifted from one to the other, as he did not have money to pay for his treatment at the more expensive one. Nobody stepped forward to help him at the time.
However, soon after his demise, many of his peers took to Twitter to announce their ‘grief and shock’, and some have said they would “take care of his family”, “educate his kids” and what not.
Some might ask, “Where were these people 15 days ago?”
Don’t worry, this is not a long rant on social media. This is life. So what can we take away from this?
- Nobody cares. Or at least most people don’t. Or maybe they do, but they are just so caught up in their own mess that they rarely help sort out other people’s problems. It doesn’t make them bad people. Maybe. So instead of being upset, we can take it in our stride. Not for anyone else, but for our own peace of mind.
- No matter how much you may help others in this life, you may still leave here in unexpected, and unenviable ways.
- Money and fame – that which we covet the most today, could be gone tomorrow.
- Health is the real wealth. But hardly anyone wants to be rich in health. But we can buck that. And we can start right now.