In the days of the Mahabharat and Ramayana (4000-5000 years before) people lived long lingering lives raised on elixir doses of somras and amrut. These were preparations from hitherto unknown plants and herbs now forgotten and prepared only from the waters of the river Saraswati now dried up or lost in the space of time. They lived to over 200 years of a lifetime. They were brought up in forests staying in ashrams to study and came back to find quarrels at home or an emotional frenzy of melodramas which separated the brothers. Then they fought long drawn wars with strategies and preparations lasting years and came back to their kingdoms to find it mangled and dishevelled and took more years to untangle the maze of complex relationships. In all their long lives there were not much health issues due to the extraordinary detoxifying qualities of somras. The kshatriyas (warring community) had larger than life frames and strong muscular bodies. There was a medical field however but the diseases were not as ghastly as in the modern times.
Today we have frail bodies smitten by all sorts of diseases driven by a hectic lifestyle that has no time to ponder and look at ourselves. And biological sciences are busy analysing the make up and build of the various organs in our body and the DNA and the tissues they are composed of. There are production houses that are manufacturing plastic goods and textiles. There are ways to produce agriculture and deliver power to your doorsteps. But how about a device to manufacture organs! Like assembling an electronic gadget and selling in a store. You have liver problem buy it from an outlet get rid of the old one and implant a new onet in your body in a super speciality hospital. Days are not far away when you could predict the condition of your kidneys or heart or pancreas (Oh! This horrible disease called diabetes can be forgotten forever!!) at an earlier stage itself and buy one and replace. Cosmetic specialists have already extracted tissues from other parts and improved the aesthetics of our face and given shape to haywire outgrown fats.
Longevity seems to be approaching fast and the time has come for us to live to 200 years. No problem.
Today we have frail bodies smitten by all sorts of diseases driven by a hectic lifestyle that has no time to ponder and look at ourselves. And biological sciences are busy analysing the make up and build of the various organs in our body and the DNA and the tissues they are composed of. There are production houses that are manufacturing plastic goods and textiles. There are ways to produce agriculture and deliver power to your doorsteps. But how about a device to manufacture organs! Like assembling an electronic gadget and selling in a store. You have liver problem buy it from an outlet get rid of the old one and implant a new onet in your body in a super speciality hospital. Days are not far away when you could predict the condition of your kidneys or heart or pancreas (Oh! This horrible disease called diabetes can be forgotten forever!!) at an earlier stage itself and buy one and replace. Cosmetic specialists have already extracted tissues from other parts and improved the aesthetics of our face and given shape to haywire outgrown fats.
Longevity seems to be approaching fast and the time has come for us to live to 200 years. No problem.
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