Demonetisation: The impact was as heavy as this word sounds!

As an avid foodie, this subtle comparison was quite obvious for me to think! With no cash in hand, I had to compromise a lot of my food binges during this historic movement.

When I shared this so-called grief with my better half, he immediately snapped me back to the reality by sharing his “jogging” experience he had the other day.

“People should run every day, there should be a law where the government makes it compulsory for every individual to run at least 1km daily” he said.

And that struck me like a lightening!!!!

Thinking further, I really wondered what if tomorrow the Government seriously enforces this law. How will people react? The pace at which the Government is coming up with new and innovative reforms, I am sure that day is not so far.

And as I was thinking, my unusually imaginative brain could literally form a mental image of all the people I know right from my maid, milkman,my boss, my son’s school teacher and the shopkeeper across the street, running a marathon in numbered jerseys. 😛

Every individual whether weak or strong, should run 1km every day. May be an app similar to Paytm will come for our rescue. It will track your distance and report it back to the Government.

Similar to ATM queues we witnessed during the cash crunch, we might see long lines outside the city parks, gyms. The sportswear industry will boom and every one will run to grab their favourite pair of shoes to get them running. There will be innumerable TV shows and debates supporting/opposing the government. Social media will see a pool of new memes created. In all this mockery, only one good thing will happen – people will RUN and abide the law.

Going further down the chain of my thoughts, I remembered how China enforced the One-Child Policy in the past. (Please note: this policy is relaxed now).

Talking about the weight issues, Japan is one-step ahead of us. They already have a Metabo Law where citizens between the ages of 45 and 74 should measure their waistline once a year and seek medical attention if required.

So there are countries who take into account not just the welfare of the people as a whole but individuals and families. Addressing such very-personal rather distinctive potential issues, the country will progress in a healthy way leading to a healthy society.

Instead of just axing the black money, the real effort should be put on axing the black thoughts. And what better way than enforcing PHYSICAL EXERCISE to every individual. Exercise releases endorphins which are responsible for the positive feeling in the human body. If all are happy and positive, I am sure the economy will rise and shine. I know it’s not that simple as we think but then neither was India’s independence!

“One small step for the man, one giant leap for the mankind” – Neil Armstrong

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