Corona Virus

This virus from China came on us rather rapidly and caught us unawares. Now we are experiencing a form of life we hardly ever expected. Self quarantine and keeping away from others by 6', not shaking hands which is a natural function for us. We are facing a disease that is potentially deadly and has normal people very concerned. Our lives have changed and businesses, churches, schools, restaurants, malls and any place where up to 10 people congregate are closed. For most of us we are just now realizing the potential of this virus and what it is doing to our society.

It is something we have not experienced before. People in a panic have emptied store shelves and are buying far more than they can possibly use for the duration of this epidemic. There are lines to get into stores to stock up on food. This reminds me of a time during world war 2, when food, gas and supplies were rationed. Families were provided the bare minimum to get by on but Americans are flexible and they pulled together and did get by. It was a time when people had to rely on each other. I remember those days even though I was just a child.

These are similar times. We need to rely on each other to each do their part and trust each other to comply with the requirements so we may all survive. What we don't need is hoarding or not following the requirements to keep us all safe. We have to put aside our 'me first' mentality and adopt for a little while at least - 'together' mentality.  If we all pull together as a large combined unit we will survive this virus and move on together. That will require putting religious, ethnic, political, and racial differences aside and working together to beat this virus.

If we do that and come together as Americans at least for the duration of this virus we will prevail. If not we will all fail together and that will be disastrous and fatal for many. There will be many families that suffer when it is unnecessary and needless. Let us decide to pull together and put this virus behind us quickly and move on with our lives as we were used to. United together we are strong. Let the rest of the world see our strength and true fabric. That is my hope for us as Americans.