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PENSEE #3.  "Safer at home."


So...the coronavirus is still with us after 6 months of varying restrictions to prevent spreading it.  "Safer at Home" is not just a factually provable slogan.  It's got some unexpected benefits, at least for me.

The last 6 months of isolation have been pretty easy for me.  I rarely leave the house, except for doctor appointments and treatment.  When I do leave the house, I'm confronted with an array of non-maskers are everywhere I go.  Emotionally, I invariably have an unspoken anger that so many people care so little about their fellow citizens.  Every time I hear the term "we're all in this together," I wince.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.

So staying home has the benefit of avoiding the risk of coronavirus and the people who just don't give a damn.  I've found that the less I have to interact with people, the happier I am.  That may seem cynical, because it is.  We're not "all in this together." Some people aren't in this at all.  




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