Stan
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The symbol, for instance, the symbol of medicine is called the caduceus, which if any of you have seen it, it's a combination of a staff, like a cane, a staff, and a serpent. The serpent is really the symbol of immortality. And it is embedded not only in the concept of medicine, but public health as well, for instance.
And you'll see pictures of this, if you go to our website, you'll see pictures of this. The first physician, according to Greek legend, was Asclepius. And in the picture that you'll see, you will see the staff, and the serpent that he's holding onto. The staff represents kind of the traveling nature of a physician. And again, the serpent is immortality.
And you'll see pictures of this, if you go to our website, you'll see pictures of this. The first physician, according to Greek legend, was Asclepius. And in the picture that you'll see, you will see the staff, and the serpent that he's holding onto. The staff represents kind of the traveling nature of a physician. And again, the serpent is immortality.
How is it that a physician can help us to live forever? Interestingly enough, he had a daughter, Hygieia, that became the symbol of public health. And she too carries a snake in her hand, a serpent in her hand. Again, the concept of immortality. All embedded historically, and it's all in our minds as we perceive through life. Clarence, some of your initial thoughts about immortality.
How is it that a physician can help us to live forever? Interestingly enough, he had a daughter, Hygieia, that became the symbol of public health. And she too carries a snake in her hand, a serpent in her hand. Again, the concept of immortality. All embedded historically, and it's all in our minds as we perceive through life. Clarence, some of your initial thoughts about immortality.
You know, when you think about, um, Immortality. Again, I think there's a balance that we all kind of keep in our head. One is how we live life, just the process of living. And then at the same time, we kind of balance it with, call it restoration. It's like when you get sick, how is it that you restore yourself so that you can... keep going. And there's that constant balance going going forward.
You know, when you think about, um, Immortality. Again, I think there's a balance that we all kind of keep in our head. One is how we live life, just the process of living. And then at the same time, we kind of balance it with, call it restoration. It's like when you get sick, how is it that you restore yourself so that you can... keep going. And there's that constant balance going going forward.
You know, for me, I'll tell you, for me, yeah, it really hits you, I think, you know, the concept of immortality is, is struck when you lose somebody. Okay, for the for the, for the first time, or you know, even if it's, for me, you know, like, you know, my father passed away when I was young. And so that created a dent in me for the rest of my life.
You know, for me, I'll tell you, for me, yeah, it really hits you, I think, you know, the concept of immortality is, is struck when you lose somebody. Okay, for the for the, for the first time, or you know, even if it's, for me, you know, like, you know, my father passed away when I was young. And so that created a dent in me for the rest of my life.
And that also provided kind of a sense of mortality, okay? It's like that idea of, geez, you know, what's next for me? And I don't know if that's true of most people, if immortality or mortality is really addressed for the first time when you lose somebody.
And that also provided kind of a sense of mortality, okay? It's like that idea of, geez, you know, what's next for me? And I don't know if that's true of most people, if immortality or mortality is really addressed for the first time when you lose somebody.
You know, it's interesting. That's called the fountain of youth.
You know, it's interesting. That's called the fountain of youth.
As opposed to the fountain of life.