Happy Pi Day Everyone!
Today being March 14th, we celebrate Pi Day. What is Pi you ask? Pi is that elusive magical number that helps us find the circumference or the area of a circle and is represented by the Greek letter Pi or numerically 3.14 (which is why today, 3/14 is Pi Day). Armed with this mysterious number and some basic math formulas, you can now calculate the amount of fencing you might need to go around an above ground pool…or how much sand you might need for the pool’s base…you can even calculate how many gallons of water you will need to fill your above ground pool well before you turn on the tap! I know as the warming weather makes us all think of spring and the promise of summer and swimming you might be wondering what all this math has to do with healthcare.
The search for the number of Pi is today recognizable as 3.14159265 (and it never ends…never!) once upon a time this number was greatly sought after but not attained. As far back as ancient Egypt, mathematicians struggled to come up with a number that would accurately give them the answer they needed…they were close but the absolute answer eluded them. In the ancient world, the first closest discovery of Pi was by the Greek mathematician Archimedes over two thousand years ago. Over the past 2000 years, mathematicians have continued to study Pi and he patterns within its never ending sequence. Even today, there are those who continue to toil and study what this number is and what it can do. As mathematicians have been searching for mathematical truths throughout time, humanity has been studying healing arts since the first persons walked the earth. There was once a time when people thought that everything there was to be discovered had been discovered and that humanity was at the pinnacle of the scientific age…then the invention of the airplane came about and the whole world changed yet again. The ongoing search for the next level of healthcare improvement is an ongoing, never ending process…much like Pi, it’s reach and impact goes on to infinity. Hundreds of thousands of doctors, nurses, aides, researchers, social worker, philanthropist and anyone else who stands up for the continued improvement of the health and welfare of humanity…we all have a never ending job of helping and healing. We go on for infinity…like Pi.
So, as you settle in for dessert tonight (or whenever the mood strikes) and your thoughts turn to maybe a nice slice of apple pie, keep in mind that ol’ Greek Mathematician Archimedes and his search for Pi too. And as you ponder that marvelous number 3.14 that roles onto infinity, think about all the people who are out there today, seen and unseen, who are striving non-stop to make our world a better place by providing us all with the best health and care possible. So thank a healthcare worker for what they do and maybe buy them a piece of Pi. Thanks for reading as always and remember to take care of each other, we’re all in this together.
Wm Reid
Best Home Care Services
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Connersville, IN 47331
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wmreid@bhcshealth.com