I’ve been struck with the seasonal cold this past weekend, thankfully now at the tail end of recovering. I’m not really sure if I have a weaker than normal immune system, but I do get struck with a cold and a sore throat 2-3 times a year. It usually takes me 2-4 days to recover, and I try to recover with just over the counter cough syrup, splurging on sleep/rest and various home remedies. It’s around the day 3 mark where I would reach for the paracetamol and think about consulting a doctor.

But every time I’m in the thick of it, I’m reminded of the saying:

A healthy man wants a thousand things, the sick man only one.

Confucius