It’s hard to believe that most of the drastic measures related to this pandemic started about a week ago here in the US. We’ve swiftly gone from relative denial to social isolation, the closure of all non-essential businesses, and the near universal stay-at-home regimen for families, students and workers. A week ago, most of us were still thinking we couldn’t possibly do all that… well, dear friends, it’s time to clear our minds of can’t. We CAN interact with others – that’s where Face Time, Zoom and many other programs are taking us: my wife and I have had several Face Time dinner parties that are the next-best-thing to being there. We CAN pick up a phone and call others (family, friends and co-workers) and revel in the discourse. We CAN take walks in the middle of the day – staying 6’ apart of course – and smell the roses. Last week nobody could accept this… well, we CAN get through this – no matter how long it takes. Take a look around at all the possibilities and clear your mind of can’t today.
Samuel Johnson (1709 – 17 84): English poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer
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