We know now from the epicenter of where all of this began, China, that the number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus can slow down considerably, and that in turn suggests the risk from the virus isn’t indefinite. But, here in the US, we know we have a longer, tougher road ahead. We know our medical staff will be on the front lines longer, more tired, and that we will need all the help we can get. We know that the number of our volunteers are going to be less, with more focus on rebooting the economy, people fearful that if the virus doesn't kill them, may be unemployment or recession will. But there is a lesson we can all learn from this - we in the US have had a great advantage that we weren't the first to get hit by this very ferocious threat to mankind. It was China that took that hit, and did what they could in dire circumstances and in some sense, led the world in their efforts to conquer this virus. In a weird way, they brought the world together against a common enemy...Yet, we find more people passing racist and truly not funny jokes against the same folks we should be embracing (not really, because of social distancing), asking for advice, looking for hope and at least right now (3 months later), empathizing and apologizing for not helping them through their sufferings.But no, we are humans. We cannot look beyond our personal differences. We are a petty kind, who even in the most humble times fail to learn, fail to understand, fail to be human.
It's a real shame.
It's a real shame.
