The side effects of life

I am presently suffering from a severe winter related ailment known as Chillblains. At first, when my feet swelled up and turned tomato red and when they hurt like as though a heavy weight champion was sitting on them, I was worried. A few Google checks later and a visit to the nearest doctor resulted in a 5 day dose of pain killers and stomach medication to curb the pain. Apparently, any problem like Chillblain is solved with regular home remedies. I was advised to dip my feet in warm water for a period of 30 minutes everyday till the results were proven.

The effect of having painful feet (for someone who likes to keep active) was pretty horrid. Although I went about doing most of the things I usually do, my pain killer influenced mind got to thinking about the side effects of life.
When I was prescribed the medication, my initial reaction was to ask the Doctor if there would be any side effect. To be honest, I am a paranoid person of sorts who always expects the worse. I therefore like to be prepared for anything that may or may not come my way.

Medication and professional medical practitioners can always share the potential side effects of every medication with you.
But did you ever realize that there is nothing and no one who can share the details of potential side effects faced in life, in everything you do and don't.

Life isn't anything but a series of side effects! Imagine, when a girl gets married she compromises. When you take up a great high flying job, you lose your social life. When you take things too easy you get nowhere in life.
Why don't we ever ask ourselves what the potential side effects of any decision we make may be.

Probably because we don't want to face what we don't know, in reality. And when unfavourable things do happen, we blame it on destiny and fate.

As a breed we aren't prepared, no matter how hard we try to be. For anything that comes our way. We can't control when we fall in love or why. We can't control illnesses. We can't control the next day or the one before and we surely can't control the weather.

Yet, we go on pretending it doesn't matter. We pacify ourselves in the thought that eating right, playing it safe, going to a Doctor and praying are one of the few ways to live well and live right.

So what does it all mean at the end of the day? That we are naiive as a species? That we can't really accept even if we try to? That we don't understand the concept of anything around us?

Think about it. Or don't. It's your call. But the next time you make a decision or have a tablet, be sure to wonder about the side effects of it and life.