Bitter Medicine
Illustration
by King Duncan
In one of his dialogues, the Greek philosopher Plato described the predicament of a doctor who is prosecuted by a cook before a jury of children.  The unfortunate doctor is accused of harming the children with bitter medicine and even surgery.  The cook, on the other hand, has been indulging the children with a variety and abundance of sweets.  Can you see the doctor’s predicament? The children much prefer the cook since their allegiance is to a diet of sweets rather than what is good for them. There is no doubt that the children will condemn the doctor, even though he is seeking to help them with his bitter medicine.
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