Perhaps...
instead of Rushing Forward,
We should stand our ground.
Hold Back
and shelter in place,
just a little bit longer...
As the race to find a cure
for Covid19 goes
forward,
the current attitude
of many
in this country
is more people will
ultimately die,
because of the virus,
but so be it.
They are collateral
damage.
We don't need more testing.
They must be sacrificed for the greater good.
Reopening the economy
is more important
in their opinion, than
an
infected or dying
person...
The unemployed are
suffering, no doubt.
But there are many
creative ways
one can find to make a
buck,
in times like
this.
And all hope is not
gone for them..
They still have their lives.
Protests in the
streets with people
carrying nooses, guns
and swastikas
demanding we
capitulate and
REOPEN NOW
or else...
is NOT who Americans
are.
Or is it?
I am saddened by the
flames of hatred,
name calling
and partisan divide
being stoked
at the highest levels
of our government
and in the public at
large
during this health
crisis...
There is no empathy,
no compassion.
But...
I am heartened by
those out there -
the everyday
heroes,
in grocery stores,
working at carry-outs,
in the post office and
hospitals, etc
who have made a
difference
in each and every one
of our lives,
by being there…
as this pandemic rages
on,
and the death totals
rise.
They give us hope that
humanity is worth
our sacrifices during
this difficult time
and that EVERY life
matters
not just certain
ones....
because of age,
race, religion
or political
affiliation.
Across the globe,
people stayed home
for the greater good
of their country.
They social distanced
to curb the spread.
Only here in America
did people get bored
with
the status quo of
staying home
to keep safe
and keep
others out of harm’s way too.
Instead they
got riled up by Twitter
and
misguided information
by
self serving people, not heeding
science and
doctors.
As a result, people
have decided ME is
more important
than the collective
WE...
we began to embrace as
a society.
Instead
people are rushing to
get
back to their lives,
to have pedicures,
haircuts and the like,
with callous
disregard
to the population
as a whole.
COVID19 is a KILLER.
This is NOT the flu.
It is DEADLY
and affects each of us
differently.
You may be fine one day, and dead the next.
In past wars that
lasted far longer
than a couple months…
Americans understood
we are
ALL in this TOGETHER.
Letting sick people
just die
or letting healthy
ones get infected, just
because we want to selfishly
go to the beach, mall or wherever…
should NEVER be part
of the equation.
I pray for America.
It seems to me...
we have
lost our way,
save for a few good
souls
who have our backs.
God Bless them. Every
single one.
ps) this post is not intended to be political. instead i'm just stating my observations.
