A Cure To Cancer, And Deep Thoughts.

Here we go again, another prompt requiring deep thinking and careful consideration. So we're painting a scene where I wake up one day and out of the blue, I'm a hero? Right there in my genes, bam! There's a cure for cancer.

Wonderful… great genes.

Now the question is, will I be able to put myself out there for the whole world to depend on me for the cure for cancer? This is not the regular “one in a million” line people throw around. This is a much more serious situation. Cancer has taken the lives of so many people who had big dreams, people who would have done great things. But they died. I even know a few people related to me who died of cancer. Which beg the question "will I do it?”

Honestly, this is not such a simple yes or no decision. Of course, for the love of humanity and wanting to make an impact, somewhere in my heart is screaming yes. I’d love to be the reason people are smiling again after beating cancer. I’d love to be the reason families don’t lose their loved ones. But again, like I said,it’s not a simple yes or no decision. It might be easier to just scream out yes because we're just painting a scene right? But in reality...hmm.

Waking up and realising the whole world is looking up to me? That might be one of the heaviest burdens to bear. First of all, I’m human. I have goals. I have dreams. It's not going to be easy pausing all of that, my freedom, my peace, just to become a science experiment.

It would’ve been easier if the doctors could just take my blood or whatever and create a cure. But clearly, that’s not it. There's something in me they can’t just copy easily. So they’ll have to run several tests. Several experiments. Trial and error. And that’s for a lifetime. That’s not just donating, that’s sacrificing myself, my body, my time, for something they might not even figure out that easily.

Now let’s assume I say yes to it. What are the odds it won’t go into the wrong hands? I’ve seen movies, not just movies though, but also real life where the system is rigged. A cure is found, but it doesn’t get to the right people. What if the cure becomes a luxury for only the rich? What if people get rich off my sacrifice? Then what’s the point of all that suffering?

Also, what about my mental health? Yes, I have the power to decide, but you know how people can be. They’ll come with stories, emotional appeals. People with family members suffering from cancer. Activists who are just doing their jobs. News media and others who are merly concerned. Everyone trying to convince me why I need to agree. And if I eventually say yes, I don't want it to be because I was emotionally pushed or pressured. I want it to be because I truly wanted to.

It’s a rare kind of love to want to save the world. It’s beautiful. But it’s even more beautiful when I'm doing it because your heart says so, not because I'm being pressured.So right now, if I had that kind of cure in me, I wouldn’t say yes or no immediately. I’d think. I’d think deeply. About my life. My dreams. My family. What I’d miss. What I’d become.

We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. Because it’s easy to say yes now, when it’s not real. But if I ever make that sacrifice, I’d want to be sure it really makes a difference, and reaches the people who truly need it.

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