Google Doodle celebrates surgical face mask inventor Dr. Wu Lien-teh's 142nd birthday
Unfortunately, the good doctor's country of brith a century later did not do well with the Pandemic. At least they can honour him for the great contribution of a native son, even if he was not a Muslim . (Malaysia is a Muslim majority country)
Nearly one year ago, when I was confined to the house in Miami because of the doom and gloom of this pandemic, I decided to look up the history of MASK and thus encountered for the first time, the erudite Penang Born Malaysian Chinese doctor scientist , Dr WU
I wrote this at that time.
https://medicoanthropologist.blogspot.com/2020/04/malaya-mongolia-and-mask-story-of-dr-wu.html
From Bat to Pangolin to Human is the suspected route fo Covid 19 and dr Wu cleverly suspected that the immigrant marmot hunters from Shandong were infected with the Plague. He noticed that the indigenous communities of Buryat were protected because of the safe cultural practices.
Coincidentally, I received a message from a good friend of mine, an UmonHon-Ponca spiritual leader and a good friend of my UmonHon teacher Pierre Merrick.
He had said long ago:
I am glad to report that the Indian People of North America are still here and will be here in the future, praying for the people of the world, for the four legged, for the winged sky animals and the animals that swim in the waters, for all living things. In the end of time I know their will be an ndn with one pipe offering our prayers for the people. Our ancestors knew that the Creator was a living God and that same God lived within each of us. For them every breath was a prayer, we need to as ndn people embrace that concept again and give our lives up to Gods will.
here is his note this morning, 142nd birth anniversary of Penang born Dr Wu, I read it while looking at the beautiful sunshine and the gentle breeze caressing the green leaves of Ponciana trees (not yet in blossom) at my sister's home in Miami, Florida USA
Aho Kage' Yes Nate, Calvin, Pierre and I, all have had our second shots, we have small sweat every now and then. This First Thunder has arrived, and it is a time of hope and renewal the Omaha's new year. We miss you and think of you, please be well and stay safe, know that you are in our prayers.
Ethe' Wongithe' all my relations
Dwight
AS YOU CAN SEE, EVERYTHING IS RELATED..
MY FRIENDS IN PENANG, KUALA LUMPUR, UMONHON NATION AND THE MEMORY OF DR WU.
