MENTAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH Many people are health conscious. Morning walk , jogging , dieting etc. are practiced by many people; bur few care about mental health. Half of us are mad . Some take medicines others do not. It is doubtful if the medicines have any effect. Like opium , it lulls the brain. When a person becomes violent , he can be put in mental asylum , an euphemism for jail.. There are thieves and murderers too in jails . Are they not insane? Anger blurs the mind . Road rage is temporary insanity. Except contract killers , others are unable to control their mind. Why kill? Does it solve any problem? If he is a bread earner , will it not cause undue misery to the family? How can we improve the mind? Cool the mind , they say; but how? Children too quarrel. . Some parents encourage their children to fight. Engagement in work or studies , keep the mind on track . Idle mind is dangerous. My neighbor is a lunatic. He can be seen sitting in his veranda and counting notes. He asks people for money to by beedi (local cigarette). He never takes bath , wears worn cloths and speaks while walking. I am told that he was put in the asylum by neighbours. Doctors found him well behaved and let him off. ARE NOT LOVERS MAD? Are we all not mad , to make war and kill innocent people by shelling and bombing? Yes , we are all mad.