I would be right to say only those who are lying on the sick bed or suffering from an illness understand the true meaning of this statement. The healthy may agree with this, not because they understand how important health is, but because they prefer health to illness. Some Time ago, I was down with an illness that stole from me my comfort and strength. I struggled to sit down, struggled to lie down, struggled to eat, and at some point I made a selection of what to eat and not eat. The moment was so challenging that I concurred with the statement "health is wealth".
A guy once said, " A poor man shouldn't rest because he is poor". I found the statement funny and disagreed with him from his point of view. Yes, it's good to work and even work hard, but it's bad when we work and have no time for rest, as much as we seek for wealth, it's also good that we spare time to give our body the rest we deserve. Why work until we grow sick? Or spend the same money we have accumulated on drugs?It doesn't make sense, work and rest, our body deserves that.
Sometimes we feel guilty for resting, it has happened to me on several occasions. I want to rest but then I feel guilty for taking a break. I feel I should be making money or gathering as little as I can to survive in the future. The decision may seem cool and nice until our body grows weak and starts to respond to the stress it has been subjected to. Health is wealth, feed well, work hard, rest well, maintain good hygiene, a balance is required in them all. Doing one and forsaking the other has its risks. Doing one more than the other also has a consequence, to maintain a healthy life, we need to maintain a balance in them all. A little here and a little there makes it all wonderful.
Health is wealth, in inverse proportion, we can say "illness is poverty" because you no longer feel the joy and comfort that our body deserves. Someone who is down spends all his savings on medication and that alone can empty his purse and make him poor again. What benefits does that have? Eat when you can, appreciate health, and have enough rest, our body always. Prevention is better than cure.
Health is wealth, invest much in it. If you are healthy, you're wealthy. Therefore, we should thankGod for every day that we wake up strong and healthy. The reason why we still do all that we can is because we are strong, a man who's weary can do just a little or nothing at all.