Whispers from the Pharmacy

I recently noticed that the symbol used by many pharmacies is a cup entwined by a serpent. It reminded me of the serpent in the Garden of Eden—the one that whispered to Eve beneath the apple tree.

That parallel got me thinking: what if the medicines we’re told will heal us—cure our diseases, ease our fevers—aren’t really meant to make us better? What if, instead, they’re just part of a larger system designed to keep us sick enough to generate more prescriptions and, in turn, more profit for the medical industry?

It’s unsettling to consider that something meant to symbolize healing might actually represent something more deceptive.