When I was a junior (third year) in high school, Public Speaking was my elective subject. I loved it when we were asked to recite William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" . Act III, scene I -- If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? Pondering on these reaction-to-action lines from the last to the first -- I hate the idea of revenge as I am not a vindictive person. I learned to embrace the maximum degree of tolerance when a person wrongs me and leave it to God who sees all. But there is a boundary. Poisoning? Yes, we die if we get poisoned, so be very careful because even when dining in a restaurant, we can get poisoned as we do not know if some of the ingredients expired already or if they comply with safety and hygiene requirements. It is good that in our place, the government is very strict when it comes to foods and beverages being served in res...