humans’ short-sightedness. But as for cave therapy, it gave me the feel of being a primitive man unless I myself paid a visit to the spot. There was salt all around that was a mix of sea and good-for-human-health salt and the aura was quite soothing and gave the touch of being far from the maddening—and maddened—crowd. Now this alone suffices to heal or create a sense of healing. Rest is all subject to giving it a try.
The retired army functionary and his son, however, claim that it is for the first time in the history of Subcontinent that such an effective alternate therapeutic system with wonderful results for human body and mind, has been put in place, starting from the provincial metropolis. Some others say one such facility already exists ie a hospital in Khewra salt mines that too cure many asthmatic patients.
As for the selection of the provincial metropolis of Punjab, this seems to be a good decision ie starting it from a city which also houses another indefatigable spirit, I mean Mian Shahbaz Sharif, who too appears endeavouring untiringly to find a talisman for many of our ills.
But what on earth is this thing called salt cave? Doesn’t it look odd? Yes, on the face of it, it seems to be odd but, in fact, it is the only opening in the country where you can breathe purest air in an unpolluted environment albeit for a few moments on the day of your visit to the cave of peace (to quote Ghafoor). He says it is a cave of peace because it has been established only with the idea of human elevation. “It elevates your spirits side by side with curing a number of ailments, including the allergies.” And, unfortunately, we abound in these diseases. So, should we find ourselves a place in the cave and come out trouble-free? Yes, of course, at least I would like to taste the salt of this cave through my breathing paraphernalia as I also want to breathe healthy, live healthy! It is even otherwise urgently required because we are being denied the breathing space or the reason to live by the protégés of Ramses.
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