Well, It's Friday again, Five Minute Friday challenge.
Write for five minutes flat on a word prompt.
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Today's word is WELL.
❀ I will not be talking about the stone lined hole in the ground from which we draw water, but the well of feeling good, in health.
Such a bland word, used so casually. What do we mean when we ask someone if they are well ?
A polite way to start a conversation or a letter. In Africa you inquire about the person you are talking to, and all of his family; his job, his welfare, his interests, his occupations, his health. This is very important and can take a long while, even if you have only met this person.
We have lost this consideration in the North. In Muslim communities, they still abide by this unspoken rule. In Japan and other Asian countries too.
❀ Sometimes we use the expression as a sincere inquiry into the person's health. We answer 'Very well, thank you' or 'yes, I'm O.K.' , but are they ? We are concerned for their well-being and we start to worry. Do we worry because we really care or because we are worried that this loved one will just add to our pile of worries.
❀ How can we live selflessly and feel wholly well enough to care for others in a friendly, compassionate way without infringing on their privacy, their intimacy even, sometimes ? A health professional can attempt to chase illness so that the body is well. How about the mind ?
Is it lawful and respectful of another's dignity to slide into their shoes and show them a way to wellness ?
❀ Each and every one of us is different. Some feel alright living with all sorts of bodily harms and spiritual pains. Others are never well, whatever their degree of fitness.
Another person can provide comfort, joy and love. However our own freewill should spur us on into finding our own path, our own place, our wholeness, our wellness. The best way to heal, to heal your body, to heal your mind is by first learning to love yourself. To accept yourself, to change what you can with foremost your well-being in mind and let all things that you can't control slip over you like a receeding wave.
❀ Then and only then can we truly care for the wellness of others. Of course most of us just operate a balancing act all our lives, but by striving to first care for yourself, you become stronger and more apt to bring love and joy to others.
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Have a lovely weekend.
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