Anytime my mom tells me about one of her ailments, and I ask her to go to the doctor, she usually tells me “அந்த காலத்துல நம்ம முன்னோர்கள் எல்லாம் டாக்டர்கிட்ட போகாம, மருந்து சாப்பிடம்தான் அவ்வளவு நாள் வாழ்தங்க.” It roughly translates to ‘Our ancestors managed to live long lives without needing to go to the doctor or take medicine.’ Trying to reason my mom’s line of reasoning about this particular conversation and other past conversations, I noticed some parallels: most times, we don’t stop to ask, ‘Why do we do things the way we do them.’ I engaged my mom further