Shell the Peas, Peel the Life :Benefits of Shelling Peas under the Sun

Sitting on a cot and shelling peas under the Sun. Chattering, laughing, sitting relaxed with the woolens on one side and the faces getting as bright as the rays.

A common sight,in bright winter afternoons. If not in flats, at least in colonies where this comradeship is still appreciated.

Sheer time waster! 

Can't they find something better to do? Something, more useful? 

So, I thought just like so many, oh-so-savvy-office-goers!

Not, after a decade.

"Shelling Peas under the Sun" is in fact a "luxury" not everybody can afford.

WHY & HOW IT BENEFITS YOU -

"TO SHELL PEAS UNDER THE SUN" & 

IT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T BUY WITH MONEY!

Strong bones, height, weight, blood circulation and lots more. 

Many systems of our body can be strengthened just by sitting under the Sun.

The precious sunlight is a rich source of vitamin D and it helps calcium to be absorbed by our bones.

Most of us are trapped in our offices or glued to our computer or TV screens, even at home. We realize the harm we are doing to our body by not stepping out, when suddenly one day we break our bones or get a slip disc, we rush to the doctor to eat vitamin D tablets religiously.

We pay our hard earned money for the sunlight, which we could soak up free. 

We keep appointments for sunlight therapy or heliotherapy, which is available in abundance for free.

Be the Super Anybody by sitting under the Sun.

For last one month I had been taking medicines for my bad cough and cold. I was so sick of persistent sickness. My work was important to me to keep things moving, but I didn't realize that false sense of working was, in fact, not getting the best out of me. 

The output was mediocre and enthusiasm was nil. Work was just work.

It was by coincidence, that I happened to sit in open space, under the Sun. By the evening I was perfectly fine and was feeling good. What the doctors couldn't cure for one month, one day of sunbathing did. 

Get out of the blues.

I don't get too technical about this because almost everybody knows that sunlight enhances our positivity. Lack of sunlight may yield to mental disorders like Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. Sunlight is the cure or medicine for this kind of mental illness.

Not only this, there are real reasons that you get a life by shelling the peas.

You keep some, you eat some. 

Green peas are the world's healthiest food. 

They are a very good source of vitamin K, manganese, dietary fiber, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin C, phosphorus and folate. Not only this, they are also a good source of vitamin B6, niacin, vitamin B2, molybdenum, zinc, protein, magnesium, iron, potassium and choline. 

When you sit with the peas, you are not only shelling peas but putting such a powerhouse of nutrients in your mouth. 

The best part is you don't even need to cook them, just put in your mouth and enjoy all the goodness of healthy eating.

Hi, Hello, Who's there? 

You get to notice everybody around and everybody else notices you,too. 

In this life of hundreds of virtual friends and followers, we forget the warmth of real friends. 

When we spend some time relishing the peas, we smile with our neighbors, with our family and share some warm moments. Bonds are strengthened, life is nourished. 

Can money buy you these moments?

We don't need to go very far. 

We do not always need to pack our bags to wander in the world. 

Sometimes, a handful of peas are enough. Once in a while, just shell the peas to peel a few layers of life.