Another poem to ponder:
Do No Harm By Martin H. Levinson
so said Hippocrates of Cos,
“As to diseases, make a habit of
two things—to help, or at least
to do no harm.”
Nowadays
there is no single oath
all physicians take upon
entering practice.
Similarly
there is no single oath
all humans take when
starting relationships,
and that is a shame
because the world would
be a far better place
if we all vowed to
do no harm to friends, family
strangers, acquaintances, pets,
and other life forms, the rest
is just commentary.