Worth of a human life

I am blessed with a healthy and correct vision. My eyes as they say, are windows into the external world. Through them I can see good and bad that the universe presents to all human beings. I love the seven colors in the rainbow and their different shades. I love the magic that light weaves with shadows, the spell cast by the rain, the nature and greenery all around, to name a few.

I have the gift of good hearing. I can hear the minutest of sound, sound of heartbeat to that of deafening thunder in the sky, very clearly. I can hear the chirping of faraway birds and love the beautiful music that we create. I adore the wide array of sounds presented to me by the nature.

I have a very sharp sense of taste which clearly can distinguish between what is palatable and not, without any ambiguity. I have tastebuds which are very selective about their likes and dislikes, and I enjoy eating. I have a perfect digestive system and must have so far consumed several Tonnes of vegetarian food. I do love food and struggle to control excessive indulgence, like most of us! By the way I forgot the important functionary, the mouth, It is a very important means of communicating with the outside world. I talk, sing, pray only because of the excellent power of vocal cords that I am blessed with. Words, they say are more powerful than sword. They can rip apart through hearts and they can also heal the hearts. Once the words are out of the mouth, they cannot be retracted and hence we better be careful, to begin with.

My nose, how I depend on it unknowingly. It is there for me to entice with the aromas of food and it can enhance my sensuality by the fragrances that it can sense. It performs such an important yet subtle functions that go unnoticed!

The largest sensory organ in my body is the skin, which protects me from various external assaults, the heat from Sun, the rain, the cold, the bacteria and what not. I can sense heat and cold and pain, an important function of self -protection, through skin.

I am blessed with all organs, internal and external, in excellent working condition.

Above all, I have a healthy mind with the discriminatory capabilities. It has the ability to differentiate between good and bad in everything I do and come across. I am endowed the power to choose. The choice to see good, talk pleasantly, eat healthy, hear good words, use sense of smell correctly, resides with me. Only if the mind can control and coordinate all the sensory organs well, I am considered sane. If I cannot even execute the choice that I am bestowed upon me correctly, then there is no purpose in assuming this human life, which is the most evolved in the universe.

The cameras that I possess do not have any match to them in their specifications and so is the surround sound system that is inbuilt in me. The sound system given to me has not match to its modulatory power. Every organ, the kidneys, the liver, heart and so on are invaluable. My mind or intellect or Brain has altogether different dimension. There is no computer to compare with it and its creativity is beyond words. Above all I am endowed with the gift of procreation.  

The value of these, is best known to those unfortunate fellow beings who are deprived of one or the other natural faculties and few could be in waiting to receive transplantations. My individual net worth is beyond numbers, and I take it for granted! Today for some reason,I realized how blessed I am and started counting them. I felt that I should acknowledge the blessings that the universe has bestowed upon me and express my gratitude to everyone responsible for this, the creator, my ancestors, my parents for bringing me into this world and my children and grandchildren who will carry my existence further through them. Above all, I pray to God to give me wisdom, strength and persistence to preserve these treasures as much and as long as I can.