A buddhist master once said in New York United Daily News:
With the ups and downs in one's life, a smooth journey is quite rare. Health, social environment, etc., are always unpredictable. Only if you are prepared in a variety of conditions, you can overcome obstacles to move forward. I often advise people that don't get too excited on ups and don't be so despair on downs. This way your life will be much easier.
After mid age, with the natural degradation of body functions, one will begin to experience back pain, dizziness, tinnitus, gastroenteritis, constipation, high blood pressure, heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, arthritis and other chronic diseases. While the health condition is not be under your controlled, it is possible to avoid or minimize the chronic diseases if you pay attention to your diet and preserve with exercise.
If business, property, wealth or social status are you goals, you will be
attracted with endless pain throughout your life. In fact wealthy, but not healthy, is in meaningless. In case of serious illness, not only you are painful, your family and friends also suffer. Therefore, only good health will enable you enjoy life.