Sunshine, fresh air and stature
Once a pair of twins was born in a hospital in Europe. At the time of birth both the children were of the same stature. The weight of one child was 3% kg. while the other wieghted 3% kg. The first child whose weight was 3% kg. was kept in a place where there was no( sunshine. The other child was kept in the open where there was plenty of sunshine. Both were given the same diet. They were medically examined after a month. It was found that the .first child was of 4/2 kg. and the other was of 5% kg. The child who was getting sunshine and fresh air gained 1% kg. in weight within one month. There was another surprize. The stature of the first child became shorter, while the other child grew in stature by three inches.
This is the effect of sunshine and fresh air and reveals their importance.
Those who Hue on the peaks of mountains are found to be taller in comparison to their relatives, who live in valleys. Even in the same state it has been observed that those who work under the sun in the open fields are taller than those of their relations who live in the narrow lanes of big cities and those who work in factories. Have you ever thought as to how the offsprings of the same parents are tall as well as short in stature? If one is tall, the other is short. How does the growth of one and the same person vary in different situations?
You must have understood our meaning, the reasons are sunshine and fresh air. The famous English journalist, John Douglas, says, “If some one would ask me to enumerate the three most valuable things of the world, I will say, sunshine, fresh air and water.” Vitamin D is present in the rays of the sun, and there is oxygen in fresh air. Water regulates the entire digestive system.
The sunshine is the essence of all physical powers. If human body is deprived of sunshine for some time, it becomes powerless and is surrounded by a number of diseases. Those people who work in dark rooms or in under ground rooms, find that their skin soon becomes pale and they suffer from anaemia and consumption.
We get light and heat from the sun. The old residents of Greece and Rome knew the importance of basking in the sun. They used to make use of the roofs of their houses to bask in the sun. Hippocrates, the father of medical sciences and Celsus were great exponents and supporters of the heat of the sun. They were of the opinion that those persons, who basked under the sun, developed great resistance towards disease. Celsus used to advise the patients suffering form nervous diseases to expose themseleves to the sun. The Ultra Violet Rays of the sun are very useful for human body.
The sun-bath should be taken with the rising sun. Put on an under-wear and enjoy the rays of the sun without putting on any other clothing on the body. Slowly you will begin to perspire. The circulation of the blood will increase in the whole body. The dormant or the dead cells of the body will revive. If oil massage is also done as suggested above, you can have a complete transformation of your body in a few days. Within a few days the height of the body of a man starts increasing.
Enjoy fresh air along with the sun-bath both in the morning as well as in the evening while putting on light clothes. In the morning go to some garden and do the exercise of deep breathing. Enjoy as much oxygen as you can, inhale it and benefit your body thereby. You will find that you have become fresh.
If you feel this freshness both in the morning as well as in the evening, do you know what it suggests?
Yes, your freshness goes to prove that you are deriving the maximum advantage of the gifts of Nature i.e., sunshine, air and water. If you are growing in harmony with Nature, your body will naturally grow and develop. If a plant grows when it finds sufficient sun-shine and water, why will not the human being group when it also enjoys these gifts of Nature?