Ray Bradbury's Great 'Medicine'

"The great 'medicine' was finding that we were alive and loving it. We have celebrated every day of our lives. The celebration, the exhilaration, of worshipping the gift, has kept us young. Does that sound impossible? By simply knowing you're alive and looking at the sun and enjoying the weather and speaking it every moment of your existence, this ensures our longevity. We live every moment of our existence to the fullest, and that is superb medicine. In that way we refuse the darkness. Now think of what I've said and tell me about your future."

--From the novella Somewhere a Band is Playing, as contained in the book entitled Now and Forever (2007)