Realization with a stiff neck...

Every part of our body if not in proper working condition makes us realise the value of it...This I realised very recently when I had a stiff neck due to a muscle pull cpomlimented handsomely by sitting for hours in front of the computer.It was so bad that I could only lie down straight on my back and stare at the ceiling.Some people even told me that this particular positon is infact good for the back and is actaually called "shav assan" ...I was wondering lying down that if the pain aggrevates I may actually turn into a shav waiting for my room mate to discover when he returns back from work..Fortunately am still alive to be writing my experience and enlightenment about certain things in life after the stiff neck...

First the free movement of the neck is of what importance can only be quantified when you cant move it freely any longer.Your vission is restricted only to seeing staright and nothing beyond that.This actually restricts you to see and appreciate certain beautiful objects on the streets of delhi and with this untimely arrival of summer these objects have become absolutely necessary to be seen and appreciated.

Also the second thing that I immediately realised was that its very difficult to hold your head upright for very long when you have a stiff neck. This meant that the idealistic few that we have in our society who always believe to portray holding their head high will find it difficult to do without the free movement of the neck.

Most importantly you should never be a pedestrian on the road in that condition. The probabality of you being turned into a squeezed tomato is much higher.Reason being you really can't see what's heading your way while crossing the road.I narrowly escaped being run over.Thankfully it was only a ricky and nothing heavier or bigger.

I also now respect those who tie a strap around their neck.Earlier I used to laugh at the thought that how patehtic it looked with their attire.Now I sympathise with thier communtiy.Also the pain in my neck made me give a little attention to my favourite food item- yes the chicken.Some of my sympathies goes for it as well when I think how cruelly it's neck gets twisted so that it can come up cooked in my dish.No don't get the impression that I have turned a veggie.It was a momentary thought suprned by rising emotions due to the stiffness of my neck.Last night I had chicken as a mark of respect.

Now that I am ok and the movement is significantly free I still think we all need such situations to sometimes understand the underlying importance of each body part of ours.

Thankfully I can now move my neck freely again and can still appreciate the beautiful objects in the street.....