Many of us, this writer included, have chafed at the invisible bonds of stay-at-home orders, lockdowns, and the rest. Many of us finally accepted that this was the only way to save lives and we’ve made our peace with it, though still we sometimes whine. Our friend Hugh shared a piece today that made me sit back, take a deep breath, and think, put our troubles of today into an entirely new perspective. Is the glass half-full, or half-empty? Each of us will have our own take on that. Please read this short piece … and realize that what we are going through today is NOT the end of the world, and that this, too, shall pass. Thanks Hugh! We all needed this, I think!
I have no idea who wrote the following piece, but it strikes me as worthy of wider dissemination than it has had so far. My son sent it to me the other day and said, simply, “it was written by a co-worker.” It strikes me as particularly important given the fact that we are all feeling fed-up with the coronavirus and all that it entails. We simply cannot wait until things go “back to normal” — refusing to admit to ourselves that there may be no return to normal and that the “new normal” will be like nothing we have ever experienced.
In any event, we wallow in self-pity since few of us has ever had to deny ourselves much of what we want. This is, after all, the “Age of Entitlement” not only in the schools but in the homes as well. We buy on plastic and run up…
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Writer exactly able to help actually in mentally, corona virus not only make tired physically but also make stress. Writer share what they write, and it means they committed a kindness and spread the support to each other.
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Yes. sitting around waiting (though better to be busy) seems little enough after what others endured.
Cwtch
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Everything in life is relative. You can look at people who have it better than you, and feel sad, deprived, etc., but there is always somebody whose life if far worse than yours, too. I have a story about that, but it’s too long and personal for a comment … I’ll try to remember to put it in my next letter.
Cwtch
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Wonderful post from Hugh. Thanks for reposting it.
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I thought so too … kind of puts it all into perspective … everything is relative, yes?
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Sorry, got it. Like it.
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Is there a link?
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Hi Nan Mykel,
The link is http://hughcurtler.com/2020/05/18/wise-words/
Happy reading!
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