Some people ask if it is too late to start practicing physical distancing and pandemic hygiene (as detailed in this post).
There is a Buddhist saying which paraphrased advises:
- Don’t worry about the past, there is not a thing you can do to change it.
- Don’t worry about the future, your feared outcome may never arrive.
- Make the most of the present, it is all we ever have.
We owe it to each other to social distance, not for ourselves, but to save the life of someone who we may never meet, a stranger on the street. (And, oh, by the way, it might just save your own life too.)
Flattening the curve not only postpones or eliminates the need to make painful decisions about who can obtain lifesaving care and who cannot, but it will keep our healthcare system up and running for the rest of us who may need a baby delivered, a broken bone repaired or a life saving coronary artery angioplasty during a heart attack.
Do your part to remain physically distant from others and encourage others to do the same. And please ignore the advice that meeting in small groups under some arbitrary number (such as ten) is okay. Until the virus announces it has learned to count and will not infect those in such small groups, we need to completely stop spreading it around.
Please enjoy this poignant link which beautifully underscores the above message.
(If the above link breaks, please search: YouTube Coronavirus Rhapsody. It’s worth it.)
Be well, do good and stay safe.