Existence is just Energy

Yesterday I had the first dose of my Covid-19 vaccine shot--Sinovac. My appointment was 7.30pm at the Setia City Convention Centre. The drive there was smooth but there was a congestion when I entered the road leading to the centre. I also had to find the particular centre assigned to me, there's HCO A, B and C which does not really correspond to parking areas also labelled with A, B,C and D. 

Thankfully, there wasn't much of a queue at the centre. After my shot, I felt slightly cold. The feeling was strange but it was somehow bearable. After the customary 15 minute observation, I received the date for my next appointment. It felt liberating to be driving home on the highway after such a long time. We're not allowed to cross district during this lock-down period. There was a police roadblock just at the highway exit and I had to show my vaccination card before they allowed me to go through.

I didn't have to work today. So I thought it's a good time to blog. Sleep helps to heal the body, which was why I woke up late today and even took an afternoon nap just now. When I had the strange feeling after my jab, I focused on my breathing and that's when my meditation skills came in handy. The breath is our lever of control for the function of the entire body. If you know your breath well, you can sense what's going on in the body and by controlling your breath, you can determine how it reacts to changes.

Existence is just energy. The flow of our breath is a manifestation of that energy. Call it qi, prana or what you may, but the fact is that the body is an energetic system. Most of the time it is self-regulating and we don't have much control over it. It functions well on its own, unless we prevent it from doing its job. When it wants you to rest, you'll have to obey because it knows best. That is why sleep is so important. By sleeping, you allow the body to do what it does best: re-balance and readjust everything without being disrupted by an external exertions. 

The vaccine definitely had an effect on my body. Hopefully it is doing what it is supposed to do--let my body learn how to deal with the Covid-19 virus if it encounters the real thing. I'll happily take the small discomforts now. Life is fragile. Recently a dear friend of mine passed away because of the virus. I shall always remember the conversations I had with him. And we who are left on this earth shall trudge on,. And as long as there's energy flowing through this body, I shall try to make the most and cherish every moment of it.