A healthy outlook
Dear Sir,
It is said that health is wealth. But we often ignore the saying at our own peril. If health is lost, everything is lost. It doesn’t matter how wealthy we are, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy anything of it if we are unhealthy.
Good health, which is essential to lead a happy and fulfilling life, cannot be bought. One has to make efforts to remain healthy.
One of the basic requirements for good health is to live in a clean and good environment.
Secondly, one has to cultivate good personal habits. Positive habits like getting up early, maintaining personal cleanliness, doing regular physical exercise, having a good sleep, etc are vital to maintain good health.
Thirdly, the importance of having a “healthy” mind for our physical wellbeing cannot be overestimated. Depression and negative thoughts ruin our health. We should develop a positive approach and be optimistic in our attitude.
A Spanish proverb says that “A man who is too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools”.
Unfortunately, very few heed the saying. It is great that authorities in Qatar are aware about the importance of health and have taken a series of initiatives to make people aware about it.
Hafsa Khatoon, PO Box 6094, Doha
Schools must think about shift system
Dear Sir,
Getting admission for children in Indian schools in Qatar has become extremely difficult these days because of the limited number of seats in them. This problem can be solved to some extent by schools working in two shifts.
This way the schools will not need any new buildings. They will need more teaching staff, though. But the educational institutions can easily hire them with a bit a planning and preparation.
Schools will have double the capacity overnight if they adopt the shift system!
V Krishnan, (e-mail address supplied)
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