Elixir of Life

These days of Covid are finding many people seeking the "magic cure". Throughout history, people have sought the elixir of immortality and many of them died in the process of consuming that which killed them, instead. "Cures" have been found as far back as from 202 BC to 8 AD.

Just as we have no magic cure now, we did not have one in the past. As our "quest for the "nectar of the Gods" goes on, we are doomed to a more pragmatic cure. Those hoping for a 90 day solution to the current problem are as misguided as our ancestors, but the beauty of human nature is that we keep trying. Thankfully people like Jonas Salk and others come along often enough to keep our faith. It will happen again, but we must do our part - and keep the faith.