Transformative potential of scientific knowledge for the socio-economic development of Nepal

When I think of the progress of scientific knowledge, methods, its applications, and its impact on human well-being flourishing, and quality of life, I make reference to two poets from different historical periods. First of all, let us take the case of 19th-century romantic poet John Keats, who died at the young age of 25 due to tuberculosis. We now have tuberculosis medications and vaccines, but during his romantic period, the great poet could only hope for survival by traveling to a place with a better and more suitable climate for delaying the effects of tuberculosis. Keats, in the hope of better health, also participated in an experimental therapy involving an extreme diet that only caused further bodily deterioration, but considering therapies available during his time, the young poet had no other choice.

We can only speculate on what the poet would have produced if he had survived for another ten years. As the poet wrote in this poem, "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter," we can argue that his published poem is sweet, and we can only presume that those poems that died with the poet would have also been much sweeter for us readers.