Meanwhile, the Virus Rages

Like everyone, I am tired of the corona virus.  I am tired of the restrictions. I am tired of staying home. I am tired of the worry and concern especially at every cough. It seems like it has been a long time since the normal days.  Most years it seems like life is at a gallop, but this year has moved slowly. I am about ready to make a new set of masks, because my old ones have been worn so much.  Maybe at least one should be Christmas themed?

In that tough, individualistic way that America seems to be proud of, I live in a state and a county that has never had a mask mandate.  It is recommended, but it is up to the individual.  Putting yourself at risk and killing others is an option. There are other counties nearby that have had mandates for masks.  I try to go there to shop as much as possible and spend my dollars there.  I don't do a lot of shopping, so I suppose it is a drop in the bucket. Stores around me require masks, but a lot of people defy the order and don't cover their noses or just don't wear a mask and dare the store to stop them.

The thing about individualism is, it is just another name for selfish.  Selfish behavior has been enthroned in America today.  Just think of yourself, don't think of others is what it says. It is estimated that if everyone would wear a mask that many fewer people would die, that businesses could stay open and profitable, that life could go on and the hospitals would not become so overcrowded that people will die without the help they need.  Meanwhile, the virus rages on.