मात्रा समं नास्ति शरीर पोषणं |

चिन्ता समं नास्ति शरीर शोषणं ||

मित्रं विना नास्ति शरीर तोषणं |

विद्या विना नास्ति शरीर भूषणं ||

maathraa samam naasthi shareera poShaNam |

chintha samam naasthi shareera shoShaNam || 

mitram vinaa naasthi shareera thoShaNam |

vidhyaa vinaa naasthi shareera BhooShaNam ||

Meaning: 

Nothing like moderation to nourish your body. Nothing like worrying to decimate your body. None better than a friend to bring satisfaction to our lives. No ornament other than knowledge makes us look good in life.

In this episode, Dr. N. Hema Malini and Madhavi Nadig discuss what’s essential for us to lead fulfilled lives.

• We need moderation in all aspects of our lives to nourish our bodies.
• Worries make our bodies wither. 
• Even deadly diseases affect those who don’t worry to a lesser extent.
• Happiness requires that we stay in touch with our friends—people we trust and enjoy spending time with.
• Knowledge is the best ornament we can adorn ourselves with.
• Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder and CTO of Zerodha, recently posted about a US-based survey about Friendship Recession. In the US, the number of men without friends had increased over the years, while women had fewer friends than previously.
• Madhavi believes the results might have been different if Indians were surveyed. We typically have stronger social ties. Also, many of us have relatives who stand in for friends.
• Madhavi also believes that we need friendships with people of different ages and generations.
• Dr. Hema Malini believes that friendships with contemporaries are the most important.
• The Kannada proverb “ಮಾತು ಬಲ್ಲವನಿಗೆ ಜಗಳವಿಲ್ಲ, ಊಟ ಬಲ್ಲವನಿಗೆ ರೋಗವಿಲ್ಲ” tells us that having control over our speech and diet ensures we live a good life. One who speaks well doesn’t get into fights; one who eats right doesn’t suffer from diseases.
• Dr. Hema Malini advises choosing a diet that suits your body, not blindly following fad diets or a diet chart given by a dietician.
• The English saying “Empty vessels make more noise” describes how people without knowledge are easily swayed and react mindlessly to situations.
• Film stars and sports people who go on extreme diets or take up extreme forms of exercise, throwing moderation out of the window, unwittingly invite diseases and illnesses.
• This subhashitha talks about different kinds of thoughts. Thinking about one’s lifestyle, food and exercise habits keeps us healthy. Thinking of our friends and growing those relationships keeps us happy. Learning and applying our learning makes us look good and keeps us away from trouble. But worrying causes our decline.
• At the peak of his acting career, Dilip Kumar, the Bollywood actor, was once on a plane with an older gentleman. Dilip Kumar tried to impress his co-passenger with his acting career. After the plane landed, he learned that the older gentleman was J.R.D. Tata and felt embarrassed and humbled.

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