Medicine and Poison

The primary difference between medicine and poison is volume.

Dink Weber, one of the original Jamestown colonists, wrote in 1610, “The thing that be good for thee in small amounts will kill thy ass in large.”

Moderation, methinks, is the median between too much and too little.

Generally speaking, the stronger a thing, the less of it you need.

DRUGS deliver escape from pain in small amounts. In large amounts they deliver you from life.

RED is powerful in small amounts. In large amounts, it’s garish.

SALT enhances food when used sparingly. Swallow too much and you’ll vomit.

REMINDERS are helpful when few, but many reminders is nagging.

REPRIMANDS bring good behavior when offered lightly, but heavy correction breaks the spirit.

GOALS pull you toward the future. But the person consumed by them is robbed of current joys.

COSMETICS enhance your face when used discretely. Overuse makes you look like a clown.

SURPRISING LANGUAGE can amplify a point on occasion, but constant use is tedious.

Roy H. Williams

TRIVIA – My friend Russell Friedman is the cousin of Dr. Dink Weber, a retired CIA operative and a descendant of the original Dink Weber of Jamestown.