You can either climb a ladder and clip each dying leaf from the tree, brushing away the pests and hosing the base for all to see, before moving on to the neighbouring tree in the park and starting the process again, or you can build a self-watering system to hydrate all the trees. You won't be seen, you won't feel the same attachment to each tree, and you won't receive the attention and respect from others, but you will be able to move onto the next park solving issues there. This is how Henry started the episode, comparing direct and indirect effects and their scale, a metaphor for Public Health versus Clinical Medicine. In less than half an hour, it concluded differently.

I mentioned, again, Gregory Lewis’ article from 80000.org and it is a worthy read for all, but feel free to especially forward it to any doctors who think that they are doing God’s work, in an attempt to bring them back to Earth, or to those regretful types in other professions wishing they went into Health, to boost their spirits and give them ideas on how they can contribute meaningfully to others in need.

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