First published in 2009, then republished in 2017 on AutoRicerca, this text presents an imaginary conversation between the author’s mentor self and his protégé self, in order to explore some fundamental questions, such as:

What is illness?
What is its purpose?
What is health?
How can we preserve it?
Why do we get sick?
How can we heal?
Should illnesses be fought or accepted?
Are microbes our enemies or our friends?
How do drugs work?
What effects do they have on our health?
What is nourishment?
What distinguishes it from poison?
What is the basis of proper nutrition?
Besides physical food, what else do we feed on?
What are mental illnesses?
Are they so different from physical illnesses?

... and many more.