(1) Why do families today have bigger houses, but smaller families?
(2) Why are homes fancier now, but more are broken homes?
(3) Why do we have more experts, yet more problems?
(4) Why do we have more medicine, yet less wellness?
(5) Why is it that we've added years to our lives, but not life to our years?
My favorite is the medicine comment. I think it's a true statement because people want a quick fix . They don't want to change their own ways so they resort to drugs. I wonder what people will say about Pfizer & other pharmaceutical companies in 20 years.
Pfizer's website says "working together for a healthier world"... do you beleive that? I don't. I beleive the 50 Billion they made last year was all about making money.
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I couldn't agree with you more about the medicines, Mitch! I do agree with the others too, but I really do hate that doctor's have no other means of treating people besides sending them home as walking pharmacies... That is actually a huge reason why Jared has chosen a DO medical school rather than a MD medical school.
I think #5 ties in with #4. The drugs physically prolong your body's ability to function enough to keep delivering oxygen and nutrients to cells, therefore your life is extended. However, until people can turn around and choose quality over quantity things won't change.
My fave is #2. I think the fancy-ness might tie in with the broken-ness as well: people are focusing on material possessions rather than focusing on other human beings, like their spouse and children.
Is it Pfizer's fault that people prefer quick fixes over hard work? And since when were cancer and migraines curable through hard work?
Personally, I'm grateful that someone discovered penicilin, smallpox vaccinations and acetaminophen. Who knows, maybe I'll even be grateful for Viagra some day.
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