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A caller “Well, these pills are very powerful. Very potent.
left a rivet- It’s possible that the drug will turn you into a gorilla,”
Experimental ing message one pharmacist admits.
on
the
“A gorilla?!”
Drug SmartVoice He nods. “You know, those big black apes that
te l e - crawl on all fours? That’s what you might become.”
phone-line. The pharmacist pauses and takes a deep breath. “It’s
The scenar- possible that the drug won’t affect you, but there’s al-
io he por- ways the chance that it will filter down and turn your
trayed seems fantastical, but it leaves us with a mes- children into gorillas.”
sage that hits home: You stand there, shell-shocked. The thought is so
Imagine this: You wake up one morning to horrifying – so unfathomably horrible – that you
ground-breaking news. The headlines announce, in can’t even react.
big block letters, that a new drug has been approved From the corner of your eye, you see your friend
by the government. It’s an experimental drug that is reaching into his pocket for his wallet. He pulls out a
known to cause severe side effects. wad of bills and offers it to the pharmacist.
You’re curious. “A year’s worth of pills, please,” he says.
“It’s a wonder-drug!” the all-knowing pharmacists “Hey, Moshe!” you cry. “Stop it! What are you do-
tell you. “You take a pill each day, and the effects will ing?! Didn’t you hear what he said? You could turn
be almost immediate. You’ll be able to learn and into a gorilla tomorrow!”
study like never before. Whatever you learn, will be Moshe shrugs as he puts the neat little packet of
engraved in your memory forever. You’ll succeed in pills into his pocket. “It’s a chance I’m willing to take,”
business. Your customer base will grow by leaps and he says. “After all, the convenience and the benefits
bounds.” are so, so tempting. I’m sure the gorilla-effect will
Wow. What a drug! How could all that be con- skip over me. I’ll be careful. I’ll find some anti-gorilla
tained in one little pill? vitamins.”
But the pharmacists aren’t finished yet. “We have to “But – but – your kids!” you sputter.
warn you about the possible side-effects,” they tell It’s a lost cause. Moshe is already chewing his pills,
you. dreaming about the success he’ll reap as soon as they
You’re impatient. Whatever the side effects are, take effect.
they can’t possibly cancel out these remarkable bene- Our gedolim warn us about the side-effects of these
fits. dangerous devices. Is it really a risk worth taking?!

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