Sick and Down… The Blessings
8 blood tests, 3 x-rays, 2 ECGs, 1 Urinalysis and yet still no results why I got sick.
Yup, I was sick and downed for more than a week. It started last week, Thursday night , when I felt like I’m about to collapse after just playing 2-sets of easy badminton game.
It’s not the badminton game that made me sick, but the… alright I admit..self-abused! Yes, I overworked myself- I pushed my self to the limit, too much! I still want to work but my frail body cannot cope up anymore.
I don’t want to send the wrong message here. I got sick not because of working too much on my blog but due to another project..BIG project, which we will launch this week. And, I won’t blame anybody but myself. I was not able to managed my time and the people around me effectively.
When I was in the hospital, my wife didn’t let me use my laptop even if the hospital is wifi enabled. She even didn’t let me touch my mobile phone! Can you believe that? The only luxury that I had was the TV.
Being sick is the farthest thing in my mind!
In spite of this, there were valuable lesson that I’ve learned… and there were blessings that I was not aware of.
There was one night in the hospital when my family members and my wife’s were all present. It was like a party less the happy birthday song. My wife told me that this is the first time when both of our family members were all gathered in one place. She reminded me that this did not materialize even in our wedding day!
There were a lot of life’s reflections that happened to me during my stay in the hospital. It gave me a lot of time to think my priorities in life.
I was too caught up with the sheer pandemonium of life that I often neglect or put into less priority the things that are more eternal. Shelter, peace, joy, family, friends, good relationships, being able to sustain the food in the table are just some of the basics of life that are truly needed, and I’m very thankful that God already has given me these blessings. In reality, these are far more greater than with the the things that I have.
One big lesson that I’ve learned is that “someone up there” is in control of my life, whether I will make it through the storms or not.
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I just wish you get better soon. Your post is well-said—saying and affirming that the best things in life are what God has given us—love.
thanks for your concerns, Bing and I’m touched with your email too.
It’s amazing how family members all gather up in times like that, whether it be special occasions like anniversaries or birthdays or even when yeah… you’re in the hospital sick. I hope you feel better soon.
thanks for dropping by again, Mara. I think this is a special traits of our being Filipino, I’m not so sure, maybe a universal language- that is being concern to your family members, don’t you think so?
Get well soon, Eric
There are times that we really need to be taught a lesson, so we can learn. So next time, take time to rest and relax a bit. Take care and God Bless You!
I’m alive and kicking again, Mye. Yes, I’ve learned my lesson, unfortunately in an expensive way
It’s great that you’re well again Eric. As a wife, I would have done the same thing and not allowed your laptop or phone to be anywhere near you.
The thing that hit me in this post is when you mentioned that both your families were gathered together for the first time and that it didn’t even occur on your wedding day. I’ve been married for nearly a year now and our families have only been togther on our wedding day. I really need to do something about this as families should spend more time together not just on special occasions or extremely bad times. We should all be able to meet up just on a normal day in the week.
Hey Eric, I have an award for you at my blog . Please check it out at;http://www.ilovehateamerica.com/a_filipino_immigrants_lov/2009/03/behind-schedule-another-set-of-awards.html
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just can’t leave this page w/o dropping a comment in this post..
It’s great to hear that your all your family were gathered altogether… but isn’t is much much way more better to have a get-together outside the hospital..?
In this world full of crisis, it’s not unusual to work as hard as we can.. but sometimes, our body needs rest.. if your body can only talk, he’ll be screaming at you to let him get some rest.. ^_^ Well.. i hope you’ll feel better soon…
and you’re definitely right.. There’s Someone Up there who has a control of our lives…
jeremae here..
so you’ve learned another of those life’s lessons the hard way, just like we all do sometimes.
your health is your best asset so it’s one thing that you can’t take for granted when reaching your goals. have a great week ahead!
get well..
Good to know you’re feeling better!
For the ads thing, I’m not making a fortune, but a bit here, a bit there, it’s better than nothing!
Keep on blogging!