More than a Sickness / myLot

United States

March 25, 2020 12:56pm CST

The coronavirus has affected all of our lives. It shut down the economy, made people prisoners in their own houses, and disrupted the supply chain creating shortages. It shut down social gatherings and people are afraid of each other. It exposed greed by hoarders and lack of compassion. It also caused people to work together and join in unity with others. I heard the people of China singing to each other on their balconies. I saw people putting up Christmas decorations in the US. I see people sharing with their neighbors and giving each other air hugs from across the street. The virus is a fact that we can't escape. We can control our reactions to it and try to help one another get through it.

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Kharla Jolly

@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

25 Mar 20

And if everyone will reach out to help another individual, we will all come through this dilemma a better person!

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

25 Mar 20

I don't know if we will be better or not. We will sure be more dynamic in other areas of life, which will help us fare better. Worth it if you ask me. Scoring brownie's in god's books is accidental.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

25 Mar 20

Yes, I think so. I put some food on the free shelf in the laundry and gave a neighbor a roll of t-paper. It makes you feel good to share with others.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

25 Mar 20

I am journaling my daily activities during this virus. I think that it will have an impact in years or hopefully decades to come.

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

25 Mar 20

That is a good idea. I wish I had done that. There are stories inside of stories. For instance, the fruitless search for items that don't seem to be available anywhere.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

25 Mar 20

@akalinus I noticed in January that this was going to be huge. Not unlike H1N1 but how we as a society deal with it and what measures are in place for us today, which were not back then, is like another world. Today we Face-Time, back then we......did without? Or made phone calls?

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

25 Mar 20

@Juliaacv I think the internet makes things easier to live through. We can track our friends and talk to each other much easier. This would be much harder if we didn't have our online network.

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vanny

@vandana7 (102698)

• India

25 Mar 20

I agree. It has made us human for a change. LOL

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Jo Ann

@akalinus (44366)

• United States

25 Mar 20

I think it shows both sides of people, the good and the bad. You see stories on the internet about the bad. People load up carts with all the toilet paper and paper towels they can get. I saw stories of people grabbing things out of other's carts or pushing old people down because they are in the way. i know there must be lots of good stories but you don't see those much.