When I was around 9 years old, I had meningitis, an inflammation of brain and spinal cord membranes, and it was one of the toughest times of my life.
Thankfully due to my mother's love and care I am capable of writing this.
During that time, I suffered from a lot of pain but that's all in the past now. Moreover, I'm not trying to make this a sad post. I'll be writing about a really funny thing that happened then. So, read on.
I was admitted to the hospital for about a week. And apart from the pain and discomfort of countless needles poked in me, it had some perks of it's own.
You see, I was given very high doses of antibiotics and as a result I was out for most of the day. Some days I would sleep for more than 18 hours, waking up only to eat or use the bathroom or to get more antibiotic injections.
But during the time I was awake, I won't say it was 'fun' but it was pleasent.
One of the best things that happened to me at that time was that I was the center of attention. My parents would buy me whatever I wanted to eat given it was healthy. My relatives used to visit me with lots of chocolates and other treats and I had a blast devouring those.
I have a younger brother who is just 2 years younger than me. He had been mischievous all his life.
So when he knew I was getting all those chocolates and chips and was showered with love by anyone who came to visit, he obviously got jealous.
If you have a sibling you know how we get jealous if any one of us gets something a little more than the other.
He had to do something or else I would be the only one having fun or so he thought.
So he licked the hospital wall
Yup, you read that right. He licked the wall and guess what, it worked!
He had food poisoning or some other stomach ailment(I can't remember exactly what happened coz that was nearly 10 years ago and I had a brain infection right?) for 2-3 days after that but he couldn't eat chocolate or chips because of his stomach.
He hadn't thought this through.
So you might be thinking what's the point of this story.
I believe everything happens for a reason and that experience made me realize that anything can happen to anyone when you least expect it.
Even if you had a horrible experience in the past, take a look at it in a different way it doesn't seem so bad.
The point is, try to have fun and never lose hope. There's light at the end of the tunnel.
And think your plans through.
