The wise man, the young man, and the virus...a fable...

 

Tell me, wise man,

Why didn't we stop producing cars

And save over a million

Of mostly young lives

Every year, year after year?

 

Because, young man,

These unfortunate deaths

Were a necessary sacrifice

For the greater good of our economy

 

Very well, wise man,

But tell me now

Why do we sacrifice our economy

To try and save 

An unknown number of mostly old lives?

 

Because, young man,

Our high priests believe this sacrifice

Will appease the virus

Threatening our quest for immortality

 

Very well, wise man,

But what will be left

Once the virus appeased?

 

Chaos

Same fable continues ...

 

Young man goes into hospital with appendicitis . Hospital says , sorry no beds , you go home . Young man dies at home of toxic shock . While his parents , 1 survived , other died of some kind of stupid thing which seems to go around .