I'm convinced that people who suffer greatly end up learning so much more because of it and turn out better people than they would have been had they not suffered. The world drives people to rush around doing 'stuff'. They are so busy trying to get ahead that they don't have time for self-reflection and self-analysis. Having to cope with suffering forces us to slow down and focus on ourselves and our health. Without health, there isn't much else that is truly worthy, so health should be the first priority. We are not invincible and we shouldn't be pushing our health to the back burner because of something that is actually less important.
It's true. We can't be too stubborn to be humble in this regard. And what are we creating if we're not taking care of our health? My judgement and sense of what I should be doing won't be centered and it won't be a noble pursuit. Slowing down will help us progress which so much more meaning and substance.