Times are currently “uncertain”…but when has life ever been so certain?
“COVID-19 is now officially a pandemic.”
Sounds like a headline from a C-rated Hollywood movie, but it’s the front page of CNN. Time’s are uncertain as the world battles this so-called pandemic—and with the advent of social media, it’s not just a health epidemic but a social epidemic as well. The media is bouncing back with a vengeance with headlines stirring anxious souls around the world. Toilet paper fights in supermarkets around the world have now become million-view sensations on YouTube. Discrimination and finger-pointing have started surfacing again.
Yet…every yin has its yang. Clear skies in China. Cultural norms around the world may change. And people around the world may finally start washing their hands on a daily basis. A challenge of this scale presents an opportunity for us to rise to the occasion. What has history taught us and will it repeat itself? Or can we band together as a human race in the 21st century?
No amount of government stimulus can save us—it is us, as humans, that will either save or break us. Our ability to simply…listen and follow directions. Be kind towards one another. To distance ourselves for now. And to be patient. This may very well be one of the biggest learning lessons of the 21st century…if we choose to.