Are you worried?
Lots of us are.
Some of us are even panicking.
Something so small it can only by seen through the lens
of a very powerful microscope has mankind shaking in
its boots.
Which to me seems kinda ironic somehow.
Viruses, whether of the organic or computer/techno kind
can be mighty powerful and potentially wreck havoc with life as
we know it.
As a matter of fact, it has already started.
Here in Australia we are doing what most other infected
countries are doing: shutting down the borders, cancelling
events that involves many people gathering in the one place,
telling us to stay at home, wash our hands, etc.etc.
In short, ''bunker'' down.
These are uncertain times, and uncertainty is probably one of those
things that we(humans) fear the most.
At this point, nobody has a vaccine, nobody knows the origin of
the virus, and nobody knows why it affects different people
so differently.
Experts of different kinds offer different views and suggestions on
how this virus can be contained while our governments tell us to
stay calm, follow instructions and not panic.
(Although not panicking, I still worry about the magnitude of the
impact that this tiny little ''enemy'' will have on our planet in the long run.)
Good health is something that I think that many of us often
take for granted, or at least, don't spend all that much time thinking
about. Until... something happens to us or those we care about.
Often when this happens we go in to a ''fixing mode''; aka so how do
we deal with this, and what can be done?
Which is the stage we are at at the moment.
What can we do? Learn from past experiences.
We know how important hygiene is, we know how viruses spread,
we know that finding a vaccine is imperative, we know that
some people are more susceptible than others so those
people need our extra consideration.
We also know that this virus is unbiased, that is, we are all
potential ''targets'' to our little enemy regardless of our physical
or mental or financial status.
''United we stand - Divided we fall.'' said Aesop in the 6th century B.C.
and as one country after the other falls victim
to this insidious virus, maybe we(mankind) stand to benefit
from heeding Aesop's advice.
Perhaps if we treat this virus attack as an attack on mankind we
can unite as One.
For example, if we start with leaving politics and religion out of it,
and then proceed to focus on pooling our resources, insights,
experts, medical expertise, and our scientific findings,
we may be able to come up with a solution much faster,
and by doing so, save many lives.
When I was just a kid, Polio was the ''enemy'' that
everyone feared. Today, thanks to
Albert Sabin who developed a vaccine that
came in to commercial use in 1961, it is
a know enemy with a known solution to defeat it.
Living is risky business, but in my view, uncertainty is
pretty much one of the very few certainties that we
can count on in life.
Worrying. although often a knee-jerk reaction can
in my view often be placated to by fact finding missions.
''What do I know for sure, is it a fact, what can I do
about it, what can I do about it right now, etc.'' are questions that
I often find helpful when I worry.
In my case, somehow by appealing to the ''thinking brain'' rather than the
''feeling brain'' for answers, is calming.
''This too will pass,
so keep calm and
carry on.''
about the image: acrylic on canvas titled:
''Do you remember what happened in New Orleans?''
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