Last night, (and I do not remember his name), a man observed that if we as a country had been more prepared for this virus and taken necessary actions earlier, we would not now have to make the bad choices between saving businesses or saving lives.
We would have been able to do both.
So now, he said we are dealing with where we are and have to do both together.
Anyway, I would think everyone wants both. So we go from here.
As one wise poster observed, people would feel a lot better about these early openings (despite cases and deaths going up in most places),
if people did all they could to protect themselves, others, and the employees opening their business.,
and not acting like there is no virus at all.
How to do this with what we have?
-Though we are all sick of this phrase, "social distancing," keep doing it, at least 6 feet apart.
-Yes wear masks-better than nothing.
(and I believe we always would have benefited from wearing them but were told not to so there would have been enough for health care workers.
We were told and begged not to wear them and that they wouldn't protect us. Well that wasn't true. Why didn't they just say, it would be better if we all had them but we don't so sorry.)
But that is just how I feel.
-No large gatherings
-wash hands, a lot, and for 20 seconds (nurses and doctors have always done this, now we all need to).
Hope and pray for the best (that means not dying!)
-and hopefully many businesses figuring out how more work can be done at home.
Yes, not even the experts know everything at all about this ever changing virus, even now with new more virulent mutations of it they are discovering.
It would be good if changes were repeated and acknowledged I think, like saying oh they made a mistake in thinking the elderly and health compromised were most at risk and that's understandable that they didn't know, because they are just discovering things everyday. Just emphasize this and other changes now, through news every night, every station!
So many especially young people are still not thinking they are in as much danger as the elderly, sometimes more so. Scientists don't yet know why some die and some don't.
But here is some uplifting news.
Many businesses are using new and innovative ways to keep their business going or opening up with new ways of doing things.
One small clothing and gift shop said they are going to wipe down everything a customer touches.
They also will have private shopping times after hours for people who feel more comfortable doing that or with a small group of their friends.
And another store said they will have lists that people can touch their choice instead of touching each thing in the store.
Figuring out how many customers will equal only 20% in the store.
All these efforts are so admirable in these impossible times.
I bet we will be hearing more every day about how creative and smart people and businesses are making the best new normal they can.
Hopefully they will be supported in every way by their communities, customers, and their government.
I hope those stimulus checks and unemployment money that was supposed to come in, happen soon for all!
So many things we as a country could have done much better, but we are having to go from where we are.
Learning new ways to deal with this every day, from the people at home, to the teachers online,and parents becoming teachers, and workers at home and mothers to all,
to those in the midst of the dying and the sick, we carry on. It will be good to hear the stories of hopeful ways to live in this new "normal" of ours.
"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"
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