The sky is Falling
On an edge of planet Earth spinning in a galaxy,
Countries adjusted advertising concepts of insecurity.
They sold Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt, Adventure and Surprise.
Consumers washed it down with a super-sized sugared sixteen-ounce big gulps.
Populations accepted multiple real and imaginary nightmares of unknown caloric proportions.
The sky is falling. Love is in the air. Run for cover.
Really?
The Children's Hospital in Siem Reap has 22 beds in one room. They are full. They are filled with infants and children wearing air hoses in their nose. They suffer from pneumonia and tuberculosis. This is common in Cambodia. A parent holds a tiny hand.
I.C.U. has five beds. They are full.
400 mothers cradling kids wait to see a nurse. The nurse can dispense five medicines. Cheap generic pain killers.
Life is a pain killer.
Two drugs are generic placeboes. The mothers are happy to get SOMETHING, anything. They have no knowledge about medicine.
One effective pill prescribed by a doctor costs $1.00. Parents need to buy 15.
$15.00 is a fortune. Out of the question. Parents accept cheap ineffective drugs.
Parents need a miracle.
How much does a miracle cost?
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