Perhaps you think that your brain—Woody Allen’s second-favorite organ—is in charge. Perhaps, as the old meme says, the brain actually is the most important organ. But it’s not in charge. Bladder rules unquestionably. Your other organs may wish to slumber. But if Bladder cracks his whip, you must and will rise to tend to his call.
Illustrator and cartoonist Maritsa Patrinos reminds us of certain political realities with your body. Think of your body as a constitutional monarchy. Perhaps your brain is the monarch, but it is Bladder who makes all of the actual decisions.