Coming to an age where the pangs of aging utterly obliterates the fidelity of your faculties is a bittersweet common knowledge. I now have glaucoma in both of my eyes, and I had laser surgeries to prevent losing my sight. I have never been a fan of corrective procedures or surgeries on any part of my body, but I have to adopt a new mindset. It bothers me more than ever now that I can't hear very well. When people are talking to me, and their voice is monotone & soft, I often say, "I'm sorry, but you need to speak louder, or can you repeat what you just said?" When I watch television, the volume is halfway up; otherwise, I'm better off just reading the subtitles. Thank God that my speed in reading is still complimentary, and my feet remain strong. I go to the gym 3x a week and do my speed/boosted walk exercises at home when I can't go to the park.
Without good health in your old age, your time on Earth is rapidly drifting. That is sad and disconcerting, but that is inevitable. Preserving, maintaining, and working to be the best version of yourself should have always been a top priority early on in our lives. We should have realized that no amount of unbelief would deter us from living healthily.
I've heard so many people telling me that because I'm Asian that my frame is smaller and that heredity also creeps in on how your body is built. That may be true, but it ultimately comes down to what you put in your body, including the amount of stress you're allowing yourself to be entangled by all these craps that surround us.
I know now that self-discipline and personal responsibility are very important traits for success in any phase or season of life. Complacency and procrastination are not foreign to me. I sometimes wallow in excuses, but you'll pay the price. Even the Bible says that we need to be steadfast in our faith, not allowing the devil to play tricks on us. You know the devil is the greatest liar who deceived Adam & Eve to begin with. Satan is only here to kill & destroy our faith in God. He is so subtle, making it look like he is on your side, but if you know the Word of God, he will flee from you. I always tell him when he is trying to smooth things out for me that he is under my feet, and that Jesus already won all the victories for my battles at the Cross. In addition to that, I tell him to not waste his time on me and all of my family because we're all sold out into Jesus' throne of eternity...
Thank you for allowing me to stay firm for my platform of Hope, Faith & Love.
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