People

 I am still awaiting the COVID vaccine.  I am still taking precautions.  I shop for groceries Saturday morning, early.  Most of the time it isn't busy in the store and everybody wears masks.  But, this past Saturday I was shopping with a larger crowd than usual and there was a couple of younger folks who weren't wearing masks and a man by himself who wasn't masked.  I felt a little sick and frightened by this. And mad.  Why does my safety have to be compromised by people who don't care?

I know personally several people who are going to choose not to receive the vaccine.  A few of them have good reasons with a bad reaction to previous shots.  Some of them, I don't know what to say.  Some of them, I don't agree with. So, perhaps herd immunity will never be achieved.  Even those of us who get the shots won't be protected if people are still passing this virus around.  The vaccine isn't 100% effective.

I was thinking about this the other day as I was headed over to take care of the grandchildren. I would like to live in a world where people would have my values, would do things that I think is right.  But, then it dawned on me that this is never the way the world has been or will be.  The world is sinful and has all kinds of troubles.  I can't avoid all of that.  I can just do my best to take care of me.  I can try to help others when possible. But, I can say to myself, tongue in cheek--People are the worst. LOL