“Have you
got some green chillies?” the gentleman sitting next to me in the airplane
asked the air hostess.
“No, sir!”
she replied, a little amazed at the strange request.
We were
travelling home by business class this month owing to certain circumstances and
did not have to pay the air fare. This gentleman was no ordinary person. When
he started chatting to me I gathered that he was a cardiologist who treated
royalty.
They say
that when the time is right, the guru appears. This gentleman answered a few
questions that I had always wanted to ask a doctor. He also told me a few
things that I had never heard before. Here is the list I made to sum up what he
said:
- A simple humble family is a blessing. Stay close.
- Hug people. Don’t simply text or call.
- Eat green chillies.
- Drink (moderately).
- Exercise.
- Don’t harbor deceit.
- Share your grief.
- Eat less as you grow older.
