People who have been trained in the medical profession will swear that it is better hygiene and washing of hands that has supposedly improved the health of the human race. They also believe that vaccinations are the answer to thwarting aggressive germs and viruses. I would question whether or not people are any healthier than they were two centuries ago. We may live longer, but I would suggest that this has more to do with our more leisurely lifestyle. We have compromised our immune systems and that makes us more vulnerable than ever, to all kinds of disease. We have compromised them by taking antibiotics and eating food devoid of nutrition. We have compromised them by living sterilized lives where people are rarely in contact with the world outside their air conditioned buildings and automobiles. Where things are overly clean and sterile, organisms rush in and rampantly take over, such as in hospitals.
We are being told to wash our hands constantly and to use hand sanitizer. Personally, I cannot stand the smell of hand sanitizer. I wash my hands with soap and water – often; but I do not obsess about germs. As with all things, I believe the “middle way” is the best way. Extremism is for the fearfully ignorant. We are told to wear masks over our faces when out in public, but how does breathing the same stale air over and over, make any sense? I cannot sleep with covers over my face for that very reason. I am claustrophobic. Wearing a mask is stifling and it cannot possibly contribute to better health. It is the constant exposure to pathogens in the environment that builds our immune systems. It is not being overly clean. The use of ventilators, I have heard, does not really help the patients and may even contribute to death in some. The way I see it, the more people who become infected with Covid19, the more medical attention will be required. This will continue to put still more money into the pockets of those who already have too much power.
I will continue to take my shower every morning and wash my hands frequently. I keep my home reasonably clean. My kitchen is generally clean, for the simple fact that I do not like cooking in a dirty kitchen; nor do I like waking up to a dirty kitchen. I do these things because I like living in a clean and tidy environment – not because I have a deep seated fear of becoming sick. If the government creates a vaccine against Covid19 and forces everyone to be vaccinated, I will refuse it if I can. I have spent years building up my immune system and I may be too old to fight off the side effects of a mandatory vaccine. I know that I am not the only person questioning and wondering why so much of what we are being told makes no sense. Although I began writing Question Everything seven years ago, I feel it may be even more relevant now. This pandemic is one more thing that we need to be questioning.
