腰酸背痛 (Back Pain)

前几天和同门一起吃饭时谈到他年迈的母亲一空闲下来就会觉得身体不适，不是头痛就是身体某个部位不舒服。反而在生活忙碌时身体壮得很干活都没问题。勾起了小时候常听母亲说的一则趣事。

话说当年母亲怀着我的时候是第六胎，上有一男四女，但因前三胎生了三位姐姐，都是女的，当时思想古老，尤其是外婆非常渴望能添个男孙。

外婆当时七十多岁，患有风湿症，腰骨时常酸痛。就在母亲在产房生我之际，外婆还在疼痛着，稍后传来母亲生下男孙的消息，使外婆得意忘形，开心到腰酸背痛全好了。

外婆在中国的际遇非常苦命，结婚后只成功产下二女（母亲和阿姨），后来外公患病不治，因家里没有男丁被人欺负，甚至想把外婆一家卖掉。幸好一位好心的亲戚伸出援手帮外婆凑足船费下南洋谋生。才有今天子孙满堂的局面。

离题了，我想表达的是，活动和心态足以影响健康，倘若能做到保持心境开朗，身子则勤于活动，生活必定健康与活力。

孩子们如想表达一点孝心，千万别阻止年迈的双亲帮手干活，反而应该鼓励他们多多活动健身养生。

我最近也频频腰酸背痛，想必是工作量减少所致。。。

A few days ago over dinner, my brother-in-law said that his elderly mother always feel unwell when she idles at home without much chore to do. This brought me back to the childhood story my mother used to tell me.

My grandma was in her seventies when my mom was about to give birth to me. With rheumatism, my grandma suffered from back pain from time to time. In the occasion when my mom was in the delivery room, my grandmother was still suffering in pain. However, when the news of my mother gave birth to a baby boy reached her, my grandmother got so happy that the hapiness made her back pain completely gone.

What I wanted to say is, activity and attitude can affect health, if we are able to keep cheerful mind and active body, life must be healthy.

I recently have frequent back pain, it must be due to reduced workload. . .