In today’s world, where so much of life is built around speed, screens, and endless tasks, there is a quiet, ancient wisdom that still calls to us:
Healing is found in nature.
Health is sustained through simplicity.
Vitality is preserved by living in rhythm with the earth.
I see this truth alive every time I think about my uncle, who chose a life that many have forgotten — but which holds the secret to true health and longevity.
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My Uncle’s Life in Kato Drys
Years ago, my uncle made a decision that would quietly shape the second half of his life:
He left the noise of the city behind and returned to his roots, to the peaceful village of Kato Drys in Cyprus — a place of breathtaking beauty, with rolling hills, ancient stone houses, olive trees, and the ever-present Mediterranean sun.
In Kato Drys, life flows differently.
There is time to breathe.
There is space to move.
There is a natural order that calms the nervous system and nourishes the soul.
Here, my uncle became a farmer again, living in direct connection with the land:
• He produces his own honey, pure and raw, alive with nutrients, untouched by chemicals.
• He harvests virgin olive oil from trees that have stood through centuries, absorbing the wisdom of the earth.
• He raises chickens in open air, feeding them naturally and treating them with respect.
• He grows vegetables by the seasons — tomatoes that taste of sunshine, leafy greens that burst with life.
Each day, his body moves naturally — planting, harvesting, caring for animals — not in a forced, mechanical way, but as part of the natural flow of life.
Today, at around 75 years old,
he radiates a vibrancy that most people decades younger would admire.
He has no chronic illnesses, no medications filling his cabinet, no fatigue weighing him down.
His eyes are bright, his skin healthy, his movements agile.
It’s not a miracle.
It’s a reflection of what happens when a person lives in deep harmony with nature’s laws — respecting the cycles of rest and work, of sun and shade, of silence and action.
The daily physical activity, the pure, chemical-free food, the fresh air, the sunlight, and the lack of artificial stress have gifted him the kind of health and happiness that modern medicine tries so hard to recreate — but that nature offers freely to those who walk with her.
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My Dream: A Future Rooted in the Earth
Inspired by my uncle’s path, I carry a dream deep in my heart.
When my children finish their studies and create their own independent lives,
I long to return to the rhythm of nature — to a simpler, more grounded way of living.
I imagine a home surrounded by trees and hills,
where the mornings are filled with the sound of birds, not alarms,
where I grow my own vegetables, harvest herbs under the sun,
where I walk barefoot on the earth, reconnecting with the energy that has sustained humanity for millennia.
I imagine living in harmony with the seasons:
planting and harvesting, resting and celebrating, moving and being still — all in balance.
In this dream, stress melts away, replaced by sunlight, fresh air, clean water, and purposeful movement.
There is time for real conversations, deep laughter, peaceful silences, and meaningful work with my hands.
Because healing — true healing — is not about chasing the next supplement, the next quick fix, or the next external solution.
Healing is about returning —
returning to our bodies,
returning to our breath,
returning to the soil,
returning to the simple, timeless truth that we are part of nature — and we heal best when we live with her, not against her.