A note on body......

By this time, most of you'd have gone through your morning routines, having sprung up from the bed early, with your walks and workouts (hopefully this might be an inseparable part of your morning regimen) following the morning bodily ablutions. 

Yes, it is the BODY that is in question. It is due to it that we are SOMEBODY/ANYBODY, else we would be reduced to being NOBODY, which becomes our final and our ultimate state, at the end of our earthly sojourn. "Dust thou art, to dust thou, shall return", wrote the poet Thomas Gray in "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard".

So long as we have our body intact, which is Nature's precious gift to us, it becomes incumbent upon us to ensure its proper upkeep, so that it not only serves us but is of great utility to others. "The body should be concerned with working for the welfare and well-being of all" is the English translation of a well-known Sanskrit saying. 

There are many ways in which we can maintain our body, ranging from adopting a wholesome diet (there is no dearth of advisories from dieticians both established and self-styled ones that stalk the domain of the Social Media, across fitness centers mushrooming in lanes and bylanes of cities), supplemented and supported by rigorous workouts in gymnasiums, and Yoga, in its manifold forms

(Power Yoga, traditional Yoga prescribed by Patanjali's Yogasutras, Corporate Yoga). "Bend the Body, Mend the Senses and End the Mind", is the dream objective of many. 

Finally, all parts of the body must function harmoniously so that the individual attains the Utopian state of healthy and holistic living. 

In an unrelated, yet interesting context, I came across a piece, in which parts of the body get used as Verbs, in English Grammar, as part of a vivid description.  I reproduce the same (this might have appeared at other places and might be common knowledge. Still it becomes worthwhile to refresh them through) 

Many parts of the body can be used as verbs, in either a physical or a metaphorical sense. 

You can head a company, but if things go wrong you'll have to shoulder the blame, or face your investors. 

A good leader will back his employees, but if you don't toe the line the management can skin you.

Did you muscle your way into that job? 

You might eye someone suspiciously, or wait for the police to finger a suspect. 

But if you need to get out of town, you can thumb a ride or you can ride with me if you can stomach the thought.

Use strong arm tactic if you want to elbow out someone.

You don't always need to sing along with the radio, but you can sometimes  mouth the words.

The final word: Don't mind reading this insertion. Inhale all that's offered and exhale the discards, without feeling the bouts of indigestion. 

Well, bye EVERYBODY. Will catch up tomorrow. 

Till then, take good care of your BODY. 

Bon homie... 

Ravi Ramakrishna, 

Team, Write Better.