A Pound of Prevention

Prevention is worth a pound of cure: Cambridge dictionary: definition of truism. Disease holds an impairing position though. Making up statements to say a lot can sometimes contribute to imposing positions that break an order of activity. The image of the snake biting its own tale gives me the idea of making the same mistakes over and over again. Implementing context for due processes could allow for understanding things in a more responsible manner. Although things can only come around in the order in which they came, we could be hiding from our own compiling tale. If we organize not to, it might be possible not to take the bite so often. 

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The pandemic is just another epic tale. Ouch. But let's not pop their balloon. US News political cartoon display. I know I sound like I am a bit full of hot air myself but I think if we had known how to prevent viruses in the first place we may have also seen a way for a cure.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Cure. We should think about what they meant by that. Staying healthy and decreasing inflammation, frustration, and stress can mean we don't need to take medications. Yes, a healthy person is more likely to get over a virus. But let's not leave it there. If taken out of context we could have an unhealthy slogan.

No matter how you put it snakes and viruses are known to be polarizing characters. Although a snake biting its own tale can also be seen as a sign of infinity. 

The tail-eating snake, or serpent, is an Ouroboros. (Pet MD)

Because it has appeared across so many cultures for so long, Swiss psychologist Carl Jung considered the icon one of the primordial archetypes of the human psyche. It usually represents cycles, eternal return, infinity, completion, self-containment on a cosmic scale, and anything “that goes around and around like the cycle of the sun,” according to Salima Ikram, professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.