They Say It All Started With An Apple

Whatever religious or non-religious affiliation you belong to, you might have heard of the story of Adam and Eve. Chances are that you have been bombarded with so many fables and myths about Creation there is probably little you have retained from any of them, at the exception of a vivid mental picture of two naked patriarchs with vine leaves covering their intimate parts, the woman being the one to carry the obnoxious fruit that will cause centuries and centuries of sins of all sorts. From Durer to Cranach to Rubens to the opening credits of Desperate Housewives, it's everywhere.

This fruit, a red, luscious, juicy apple, has been proven in recent years to be a great source of fibre, vitamins, and chemicals that could help you protect your body from neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. Talk about confusing information. The very fruit that symbolizes the mortal sin, namely the one for which we have all become mortals, actually contributes to our health and longevity. Are you not amused? I can be for two.

There have been so many cultural and intellectual paradoxes since Man has been able to put his fruitful thoughts and researches on paper you might wonder what vision of life is the most accurate, which one you could stick to forever without fearing to one day feel the ground shaking under you. Whichever perspective you have on your own failures and achievements, whatever you think about this world and the importance of your contribution to it, remember that opinions will always exist according to standards, and because of that you can never be entirely a failure.

So next time you contemplate a lustrous, luscious-looking apple, remember that one apple a day keeps judgementalism away.

And gravity too, but Newton might disagree. Did the guy know about antioxydants?