No one with an IQ above 100 hasn't thought about what this might mean to them and their family in the living-dying spectrum. It has been more than 100 years since the world has experienced such a pandemic. This will hit people all across the age range and the death toll could be (will be) staggering. The situation will get worse before it gets better. The long lasting repercussions, economically, politically, socially, in every way will continue for at least a generation.
Living or dying. Some people will be looking at those two options very soon, for themselves or for their loved ones. It is almost inconceivable to acknowledge this fact, at this moment, in our society, in our lives.
Please try and be as kind and as thoughtful as you can. If you know someone who has no work and is struggling for money, offer them a bit. Even $50 goes a long ways if you have no money for food. $200 goes a lot farther. If you have a house cleaner or a gardener or a babysitter, see if they are struggling, perhaps pay them for a week even if they don't work. Or two weeks. Costco and Whole Foods are now delivering, so buy extra food and give it to someone who needs it. A dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, a pound of ground beef and a gallon of milk will go a long way and will cost you so little and will mean so much to a family who is unemployed. Restaurants are offering take out so support them by getting food or get a gift card from them and give it to someone who might not have the means to order that pizza. Yes, money does help. So does a phone call. We communicate so often with devices but sometimes a voice on the phone can change a person's day. Call someone.
I don't believe in God, but I did like this board in front of the Glen Ellen Community church. In a few words it says it all: Be careful out there and let's help each other out.
Stay well.
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