Connected

Connected to the flow of life; drip by drip.

A night in the hospital hooked up to an IV machine is not the most ideal way of spending the last weekend of the holidays. Once again my ultra sensitive first world tummy has succumbed to the ravages of foreign food. Of course the whole thing was made worse by the soccer game on friday. I think my tummy has never recovered from the Cambodian incident 4 years ago, which also landed me in hospital. My gastro specialist has warned me sternly, like she did the last time, that I should avoid travelling to not so developed countries with a tummy like mine. But of course, like the previous time, the warning goes in one ear and out the other. Unfortunately, I'm an awful traveller. I have a highly sensitive(weak) tummy, can't sleep well on planes or cars or buses or trains and am highly allergic to dust which whips my sinuses into a frenzy. Yet at the end of the day, I think its all worth it. I'm still alive and enriched by my travels. There is so much in the world to see, so much to learn about others and more importantly about ourselves.
On a side note, there is a rather interesting article in the Sunday Times pg 25 titled "Why the population is not essential in wealth creation" by Victor Mallet. As you can see from my previous post, I am against large populations. I echo his views that governments should focus on per capita income growth that make more individuals better off rather than absolute economic growth. The article also talks about India and the "demographic dividend" that a large working force allegedly brings. I think its very well worth five minutes of your time.