Dad is unwell

This morning I got a call from Mom that Dad had to be immediately hospitalized. He has been suffering for years with Diabetes mainly brought on by heredity and stress. The two main factors for probably any woe in the world.

Heredity is something that one is born with. There's no choice about it. In metaphysical terms it would be termed as karma. On the other hand, stress is a choice. It is something that one willingly takes on as a result of circumstance. Again, in metaphysical terms, it would be explained by the concept of free will.

In reality though we always confuse one for the other.

We deny our heredity. We pretend that our reality - the circumstances we find ourselves in - are inconsequential. Though the future repercussions of our actions are screaming loud in our face we choose to ignore them and think we are invincible. In this case, my Dad always knew of his family history of severe Diabetes and yet he chose to have a lifestyle devoid of moderate eating and exercise.

The other contributor is stress. This is something that we love so much that we just cannot do without it. At most times taking stress is worse than useless. We know it deep inside, but we are so caught up in the circumstances that we feel we are just victims of the situation, refusing to believe that there is always a choice. Dad has taken on a lot of stress in his life from every situation and relationship - work, family, kids. The sad part is that all of it has been self-inflicted and lovingly added to the growing collection.

Just some lessons for me to take on board. It may not be too late for me yet. Considering I've got the same genes and the same lifestyle, it is inevitable where I'm headed. So this is one more of those wake up calls that I wrote about in another post. Unpleasant but awakening.


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