If you want to find a silver lining about the Wuhan coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, one can look at what we have learned. Not just about dealing with the next outbreak and how to reduce our vulnerability but also about what we ought to value — both now and after the war against this virus is won.
It often takes an event like 9/11 or COVID-19 to make us realize what is truly valuable to us, rather than chasing things. In a world that will be changed — even after COVID-19 is defeated — there are things that we should hold on to.
Family and Faith
The enforced separations we see of medical providers, first responders, senators and congressmen, and even the prime minister of the United Kingdom from family as a result of testing positive should make us aware of the value of family. The inability to travel to be with family also plays a huge part. Not every family dynamic is the same, but we should remember those who are family and make sure to cherish the time we have with them.
In a similar vein, another one of the hardest things has to be the inability to go to one’s place of worship. The free exercise of religion is the first right enumerated in the First Amendment — something that should tell us how valuable faith and the freedom to practice it is. We as a country should look to renew faith, if only for the hope that it provides in the darkest of times.
Local Businesses
While some CEOs of big business have stepped up to absorb the pain, small businesses are taking a big hit. But these small businesses, often run in smaller towns, are also valuable and very vulnerable. The local restaurants, supermarkets, and shops should get some part of that $1,200 stimulus check. They are the people who provide the glue for a local community, and supporting them is a chance to get to know people in your town.
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My employer, located in Seaford, shut down today indefinitely. For the time being, we are being receiving pay (for not working!), but I don't know how long he can handle that. A pretty big burden.
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ReplyDeleteThe Geneva Accords abolished bioweapons. That's why these things happen. Everyone has to follow the law except the government.
The Geneva Accords abolished bioweapons. That's why these things happen. Everyone has to follow the law except the government.
ReplyDeleteApril 2, 2020 at 9:10 AM:
Geneva abolished nothing, just made bioweapons illegal to use. And Geneva Accords applied to Governments, not individuals. Countries have to have bioweapon germs just so they can develop defenses against countries that would and will use them regardless of international regulations. This germ came out of the environment, as DNA and RNA analysis has already confirmed, and not a lab.
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