It's down to you and me baby...

When you’re wrong, you know it. There’s no use denying it, especially to yourself. And probably not to others either. It’s been my experience that denials only prolong the reckoning and compound the effort to make things right. Like with this pandemic: as it rages, leaders - of families, businesses and communities, need to reinforce now more than ever the need for people to do what’s right: as in wearing masks, keeping an appropriate distance, and washing their hands. But the real responsibility is on each of us to do those things – every time, all the time. Because if we don’t, the painful truth will be that the trouble that ensues will be our fault, nobody else’s. You own and control your destiny: that’s a given.  But because you own and control the destiny of others, you need to do the right thing and practice these simple safety measures. If you don’t, and someone else suffers, then that will be on you, and no one else. You ready to live with that? So, talk this out with those you’re closest to or responsible for. Make a plan, stick to it, and help everyone survive until the vaccine is available. That’s not too much longer.  That shouldn’t be too hard. So, just do it. And don’t kid yourself if you don’t. Be honest with yourself and live up to your responsibilities today. 

Sophocles (c. 497/6 – winter 406/5 BC): The most celebrated of three ancient Greek tragedians in the city-state of Athens whose plays have survived