A Precious Life Lost at the Altar of Hard Work!!!

Does human life have any value?

An acquaintance died of a heart attack. 

He had no previous history of any cardiac conditions whatsoever. 

Just like that his life ended. 

As it turns out, he used to do night shifts. 

To be precise, for the past three years he had been pulling a night shift. 

Needless to say, from head to toe he was overwhelmed with assignments and deadlines.  

His daily log out time was 03 : 00 A M. 

Can you believe this? 

This is not all. 

He would wake up at 07 : 00 A M, take a shower, finish a quick breakfast and log in for two hours once again. 

One is not sure whether he got some sleep afterwards. 

However, abusing the mind and body through continued sleep deprivation does take its toll eventually. 

He was the only employee working this uncomfortable shift. 

There were times when he tried to take up the matter of his workload with his immediate boss. 

He also reportedly put in a request for an extra hand so that he could delegate certain assignments. 

But somehow it never happened.

His boss had high expectations from this unsung hero. 

A closer examination of this episode reveals that he could not get any sleep today after calling it a day at 07 : 00 A M.

Yesterday he logged in at 06 : 00 P M. 

He breathed his last while taking a shower.  

If only his boss had hired an extra hand, this could have been avoided. 

Worse still, he has left behind four months pregnant wife along with a four year old daughter. 

May Almighty give them strength to come to terms with their loss. 

Let us spare a thought about our bodies. 

We study.

We work. 

While we are busy chasing dreams, let us make it a point to devote a moment to listen to our Inner Voice once a day. 

This will save us from collapsing in the middle of our shower.

I know that some extra cautious folks are tempted to say that he could have quit this job to look after his physical and mental well being.

 

Well, it is easier said than done considering this cut throat job market scenario at the moment. 

He must have thought that he would hang in there and good days would soon be there. 

Alas Almighty had different plans for this brave soul! 

Take care. 

Stay safe. 

Your health is the real wealth. 

Preserve it. 

TLDR :— One hard working overworked worker died of a heart attack. Had his boss given an extra hand, this tragic loss of a life could have been avoided. Take care of health while working hard.