I went to a pharmacy earlier, to get some of the usual pills for my parents, and while in queue I stared at all the amazing stuff they sell: syrup of ginger and sage; pastilles of marigold and all other kinds of wonderful things for your throat; teas and inhalation tinctures, cremes and candy .. All this stuff to make you feel a little bit better. It almost made me wish there was something wrong with me, so i had an excuse to spend money on stuff I don't need. Alas, I am not much of a fan of wasting one life to better another - unless it's really important. Not even plant life.