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This saying is very apt but what is the purport behind it? One can say that health is more important than wealth and character is more important than health. However, why is one more important than the other in this suggested order? I have given this some thought.
There are so many wealthy people leading opulent lifestyles all around the world. For the players of the share market, this is a way of life. Sometimes billionaires lose everything and in no time luck is back on their side restoring their earlier glory. The graph of the value of so many scrips follows the same pattern as a cardiogram of a heart patient kept in the I.C.U. The meaning of this is crystal clear. One can regain wealth within one's life time. What is lost can be recovered over and over again and recovered fast. But, what is lost by losing wealth? At nightfall, the light goes out on the world but nobody laments because the next morning, the world is going to be bright again.
It is said that if you have lost wealth, you have lost nothing. Health once lost is lost forever and cannot be gained back. An alcoholic, either after being inspired and influenced by someone or after experiencing a complete breakdown in all aspects of life, may abandon drinking but his blood which has turned alcoholic can never become normal again. An addict of tobacco may give up the habit, however, it is almost impossible to heal the cancer of the jaw, which he has contracted. He has to have a part of his jaw operated upon and removed. He faces no choice but to tolerate disfiguration.
Question: If this is the case, shouldn't it be said that
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