A young man sometimes handles a razor blade
carelessly, cuts his finger, allows the cut to go septic and, when the pain is
unbearable, consult a doctor. The doctor prescribes a prolonged and costly
treatment. Would it not have been better for him to have taken due precaution
while using the blade? We can always protect ourselves against common ailments
and diseases with proper precautionary, preventive measure.
But very often, something within us makes us ignore
the possibility of trouble, even after we have seen the first symptoms of
trouble. The result, very often, is that the trouble is aggravated and we egret
our neglect when it is only too late. A man’s lack of foresight often lands him
in serious trouble. Sayings such as ‘ Nip the mischief in the bud ‘, ‘ A
stitch in time saves nine ‘ advise us to take prompt steps against impending
trouble and ward them off right at the start. But even sounder is the proverb ‘
Prevention is better than cure ‘ that advises us to take precaution so that the
trouble is ot allowed to affect us at all.
The proverb has universal application. Prevent a
machine, a building, a road, a bridge, and so on from deteriorating by proper
maintenance and timely repairs and no serious damage will result. Health
authorities should take prompt, quick and effective steps against the outbreak
of epidemics and there will be no epidemics resulting in mass misery and
extensive remedial measures.Floods and famines must be dealt with efficiently.
Even at the national level,many problems that we are facing today would have
been non-existent has the government acted firmly, promptly and boldly at the
very start.
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