Positive thinking

This is regarding the article “Positive thinking” by Maria Moten (YW, October 29). The article was full of positive vibes and suggested that no matter how difficult our life becomes, we should always stay positive in all situations, because positive thinking gives us peace of mind and makes life easy.

There are people who are more inclined to negative than positive thinking, so it is better to stay away from them and be in a circle of good people with optimistic approach. This will bring positive vibes into our lives.

The article was helpful in telling kids that how positive thinking helps in positive mental growth.

Toufique Shaikh,
Larkana

Always address your illness

This is with reference to the article “Always address your illness” by Muhammad Majid Shafi (YW, October 22). I appreciate the writer for sharing his experience with the readers.

The things mentioned by him can relate to most of us, whether young or old. We don’t give importance to chills, fever and discomfort, thinking that they are just for the time being and will go away on their own, just like the writer mentioned. What happens next is that we become the victim of something bigger. Fever or body ache actually indicate that something is happening with our body and we need to pay attention to it. When we don’t, we face the dire consequences.

Apart from that, I have also seen kids hiding their small injuries suffered while playing, from their parents in fear of being scolded. However, if they tell their elders timely, things can be saved from getting more serious.

I really like personal experience being shared in the YW, because these experiences make us vigilant and we learn a lot from them.

Aima Shakeel,
Rawalpindi

II

The article “Always address your illness” by Muhammad Majid Shafi was an eye-opener. And I agree to all the things the writer mentioned and can relate to them.

It is true that most of the times, we give no attention to a slight fever that we may have, while it is commonly said that an elevated body temperature indicates underlying problem. Even though we know it, we don’t care.

The experience that the writer shared is quite enough for anyone to change their habit of not giving importance to these small, yet significant signs. We must inform our parents if we suffer small injuries, fevers or pains of any kind, so that we don’t have to go through the ordeal the writer has to go through.

Daniyal Khan,
Jamshoro

Published in Dawn, Young World, November 12th, 2022