The coronavirus has become part of our lives, therefore, it's important we take time to reflect on it. It's not a time to ignore, or think it’s for someone else to reflect that we don’t have to.
Changing the Way We Do Things
It is important to change the way we do things. It’s not enough for us to think about change and then quickly dismiss it as if it's not our problem, or what we're being told by the science won't happen. We need to think about the virus and what it means. Think about why and what we should change through the other end.
If you believe things happen for a reason, understanding the coronavirus and its message is very much the reason. It's not enough to tell ourselves everything will be fine. Nothing is fine unless we make it fine. No one is safe until we're all safe.
Loss of Liberty
Although the frenetic pace of life has subsided, and we’re no longer dashing around, those who are high risk and vulnerable have lost their liberty in the process. There are also people choosing to flout the rules and are unnecessarily going out, putting those who have to be out more at risk.
Whilst the majority of us bed down, others are out. We’re having to make do with what we have at home, limiting our time out of the house. We’re understanding what it means to be frugal and making what we have last, rather than forget we have things in that we bought weeks ago that we’ve put into a cupboard and forgotten about.
Closing Businesses in the Pandemic
Businesses, restaurants and gyms are now closed and the streets feel like ghost town. Now is the time to lessen our greed and increase our patience and our ability to share. Covid-19 is about everyone.
The Pandemic and Being Vulnerable
For the first time we're vulnerable. Being vulnerable brings humility and reflection and that needs to continue, we should be humble, to use our time wisely and to reflect. We should work and act as one.
The streets are eerily quiet, there is a silence we have never experienced before. We should be thinking about our mindset. It is time to live an altogether different life.
*Please continue to stay safe.*
It is glaringly obvious that people aren't taking the virus seriously, seeing as they're still doing things exactly the same way they used to.
I was not impressed when I saw a couple with a daughter in a wheel chair out at the store, on top of not wearing masks or gloves which I thought to be ridiculous.
There wasn't any good reason for this, other than that they would be able to use a handicapped parking spot, which I found to be insulting and had to bite my tongue, in order to not chew them out over it.
People don't seem to be taking any of it very seriously. They are one of many reasons this should be a wake up call to smarten up before it's too late.
You must live close to the store Randy. A mother with a child isn't great, even more so with a disabled child.
We have the same in the UK. It won't happen to me springs to mind. The irony is that it does happen, when we least expect it. Governments, and countries should be working together on this. There should be a total ban on this.
Grocery shopping is a necessity, masks and gloves should be worn.
I hope you're staying safe Randy and you're home.
I went for an early morning walk today and noticed how calm and quiet everything was.
There was very little traffic and people, just the birds and rustling of trees to listen to. It would be nice to think we can keep some of this peace when we are through the virus, but it will take a massive effort for people not to return to their old ways.
I know we can do it, but human nature is disappointingly selfish. We must work on moving forward and not fall back into bad behaviour patterns that doesn't help the natural world.
Thanks. Yes, I couldn't agree more, we must make the effort. The coronavirus is our biggest lesson to date.
Without change, we're not only continuing to set ourselves up to fail and die prematurely, but generations who are just being born. We need to make this work.