The Panting Generation.

Savour 

life,

don't gulp

or

you'll choke

 and

die sooner.

Money and achievements

cannot buy

longevity.

Breathing well,

which is 

absolutely

free,

can.

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Everyday,

we are

chasing

for

something.

When we

get

it,

we

continue

the chase.

Hunger

drives us.

We

consume

all we get

but,

somehow,

we're

never satisfied.

What

 are we really

hungry

for?

The answer could be

found in the

most basic element of survival:

breathing.

The

 more breaths 

you take

per minute

the 

higher your risk

of

dying faster.

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In my pursuit of the

Dolce Vita,

when 

I thought

I've lost my purpose in life

because

even children had schools to go to

but

I had nothing to wake up for,

I gained

a set of lifetime lessons

that 

turned my life around

for good.

It was in

nothingness,

when my life was 

bare

and 

I was 

naked,

I discovered the

Way

and

Truth

to

true

Life

was a great deal more than 

what society has been advertising

what the

fantastic life is.

The most basic of survival

is

breathing

and

to not just survive

but

enjoy living,

you better

breathe well!

Do you realise

when you're

 in a hurry,

you breathe

shorter and quicker

breaths?

Under pressure,

whether you're

hopping-angry

 about a project,

impatient 

at the queue,

frustrated

in the stuffy bus,

irritated 

by your clumsy colleague

or

anxious 

about tomorrow's presentation,

it's tougher to

breathe.

Your body

 stiffens

while you 

rush,

narrowing

blood vessels

that

make your heart

work extra hard.

With interrupted

blood circulation,

body aches 

and

numbness

develop.

Your face muscles

become

tense.

Frowningly,

lips purse,

nose scrunches.

Air flow

thins out.

Your eyes

strain.

You 

squint.

Vision 

blurs.

Migraine.

Dizzy spells.

Concentration 

dips.

YouR

mouth and throat,

dry up.

You

swallow hard,

depressing

breath.

You feel

sick.

Out of breath,

you

sigh

instead of

breathing.

You seem to

forget

how to breathe

properly.

And if

this happens everyday,

this hectic lifestyle

does make

living life

a damnation.

Most practically speaking,

such

breathing patterns

actually

shortens 

your life span.

Today,

the average number of breaths per minute

for a human being

is

from 15 to 20,

while in the 

older times,

it was

8-10.

According to doctors,

the 

ideal number 

of breaths per minute

for excellent health and longevity

is

6.

Obviously,

we 

haven't been breathing well.

We've become a

panting, sighing and gasping

 generation.

Long enough,

a host of illnesses

[physical and mental],

bred by the hectic lifestyle

will

leech on your health,

and

pile up medical bills

that

drain all the money

you toiled and moiled for.

Money

cannot buy

longevity.

Breathing well,

which is absolutely

free,

can.

It sounds easy,

but

when's the last time

you

drew a deep breath?

Last week?

We,

the 

hurrying, impatient

nation of

bloodshot-eyed

over-workers

and 

zonked-out slackers,

gasp,

sigh,

gulp,

pant.

Could you

stop hurrying?

Could you

make time to 

appreciate the gift of life

and

treat your

 body and soul

better?

Inhale

.......

Exhale

.......

Allow

Life

to flow into your

mind,

heart

and

entire body.

Recharge.

Refresh.

Dolce vita

doesn't cost a penny.

It's so close to you.

Drink it up!

Live life!

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