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The House of the Dead and the Dying
Post-mortems revisited
When it’s hard to keep your eyes on the road
And you feel your back’s on the ropes
You gotta take the highs with the lows
You gotta take the highs with the lows
You’re lost and you’re runnin’ out of hope
Lookin’ for the best way to cope
Just know we all been there before
You gotta take the highs with the lows— Chance the Rapper
I work in the house of the dying, popularly known as the ICU. The house of the dead is the morgue. A short distance separates one from the other.
Often, the house of the dead depends on the house of the dying for sustenance. The world, however, does not like the house of the dead. They also don’t like the house of the dying because it’s neighbours with the house of the dead. So we are caught in a mix.
Economics states that for an entity to continue running, it needs adequate supply. But supply without demand is moot. In a world where people die, the supply is enormous for the house of the dead. However, the best marker of success in a business is demand. High demand shapes companies. But is…
