“Maya, tell me something more about The Model?” asked Bissa.

The Model, at its time, was socially acceptable, fear dispersed in little status quo bits and pieces. It seemed innocent but would become a destructor that would lead an edge of thought that was toxic and allowed people to permit themselves to do malevolent things.

Companies would hide data and put out food, medicine, chemicals, and ideas that would eventually harm the people. No consideration was given to nature, its needs, and, parallel to this, women were given very little regard as being smart, capable, and having authority of their own. If you plunder the earth, it’s likely reflected in how one sees and treats women who are to take from them, expect them to perform to a point that leaves them exhausted and abused. There was no watchdog, only women fighting for their rights, step by step.

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Maya went on, “This is the way things were during the time of The Model.”

Medical care became too expensive, so many people could not afford it, yet still needed it. The doctors became agents of a system in place of creative scientists. This system took away their agency for curiosity and problem-solving. This disheartened Ama.

Healthcare was based on fear, money, and often cold medical procedures that left the patient questioning what, indeed, the right thing was to do. Those at the top of the hierarchy didn’t care if people couldn’t afford reasonable care. Ama often wondered why society seemed to revere the company that built a sports stadium and put its name on it. All Ama could see was that the people were being overcharged for services they needed. She could see that the perception of the giving nature of the company was a lie. No, it was wrong and yet became more and more popular. Soon, companies would own everything. Life felt conditional for the people, which only furthered disconnection and troubled Ama deeply.

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