Saturday, May 9, 2020

What is our new world going to be like?

It's very clear that we are living in a new time. People will probably talk about this year or these years like they talk about the Vietnam war or the Great Depression. Covid 19 is a thing that seems like it might permanently change everything.

It is uncertain right now if our country's financial structure is going to completely collapse or if healthcare will become an even more divided, system of privilege and poverty.

Will we ever get to smile at strangers again in the grocery store or hug someone who's having a rough day at work? Will we go people watching on a warm day for sport or gather with the neighbors for a friendly drink?

I'm not a traditionalist. I can embrace change, but not isolation. I worry that I can never pat a stranger's dog again in the park or join an Aikido class in person.

Is wrestling going to be a sport in the future? Will I be to scared to go to the hospital if I do get sick? How can I protect Satu from something you can't see? It seems unreasonable to be more worried about Covid than cancer. but you can't give cancer to your mom. Cancer doesn't close down your favorite places and put you out of work.

I wonder when the sun will come out? Will it be in time for us to meet Nick and Cat's new babies? Will more people at work get laid off? Will we be able to keep the house if our economy collapses?

This is a bit of a nervous post, but I am grateful that I have Satu to share this quiet, scary new world with. Stay healthy. Stay in love and keep laughing my sweet girl. You are the sunshine I need every day.

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