As we all grapple with COVID-19 from a practical and emotional perspective, I have noticed an increase in social media posts telling me that it might be what the world needs right now ‘to heal’ or ‘slow down’.
There were plenty of things wrong with our pre-pandemic society and of course there is always room for improvements. I am thinking about the government’s attitude towards climate change, or societal attitudes on cyber bullying – but I’m not sure I’m quite ready to see the positives in our global predicament.
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One such post that has been shared thousands of times on Facebook includes a quote by Kitty O’Meara that encourages us all to heal from our ‘ignorant, dangerous, mindless and heartless ways’ by ‘staying home, reading books and resting’, among other activities.
I understand the sentiment – a silver lining of positivity in an otherwise crazy world is certainly preferable to the alternative options of high panic and fear.
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I think it's a massive wake up call and many of us do need to take a moment to process what the hell has happened and to deal with the trauma that we are feeling.
Oh God...this is so true!!!! I have been watching a lot of videos on You Tube and there have been a number of videos who crap on about how this a 'spiritual awakening' or this is what everyone deserves because apparently everyone is so greedy and this is karma so to speak. It's very much a 'Sermon From The Mount' approach. There are good people in the world who will be affected by this. People who don't deserve this. And the people who often are richer than God will be left unscathed. It's the whole patronising, holier than thou, ingratiating, insufferable virtual signalling bs.
People will have different ways of dealing with this. Being told to look in the bright side or whatever is NOT helpful. I worry about older people who might be let go and won't be able to find another job or sh*scared that their landlord or bank or the government will reneg on their promises. This is unprecedented. There is nowhere to run or hide - we are all in the same boat!