Uncertainty
Times like these, you really do have to stop and think.
You think that you're in a part of the world that's really safe. And then all of a sudden, things aren't so safe.
You go to church and the first thing you do is scope out possible hiding places in case a psycho gunman shows up.
Service ends, and no gunman, thank goodness, but you do hear sirens rushing somewhere.
Next thing you know, you're home, and you find out on the news that the streets were blocked off near where you were.
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I'll admit that I was a bit on edge for the first few days, but now, there is a bit of lockdown fatigue. We're all eager to get back to our normal lives. I'm supposed to be receiving a houseguest in a few days.
Sigh.
It's not quite the same as Boston. Boston was the scene of the carnage, and there was a certain solidarity as everyone proclaimed "Boston Strong". In this case, the carnage was in another city, another country, very near, but still separated by an invisible border. What we get is the blowback. They came from here, news reports say. The local authorities didn't do enough to prevent it, pundits say. But the reaction has been pretty severe, and people have been bracing themselves for that big one to happen.
It hasn't happened, thank goodness, but when can we finally declare that it's safe? That it's okay to go out and about like we did before?
In the end, it doesn't matter where you are in the world. These things happen. And we should be thankful that we are safe.
In the meantime, laundry pa more.
You think that you're in a part of the world that's really safe. And then all of a sudden, things aren't so safe.
You go to church and the first thing you do is scope out possible hiding places in case a psycho gunman shows up.
Service ends, and no gunman, thank goodness, but you do hear sirens rushing somewhere.
Next thing you know, you're home, and you find out on the news that the streets were blocked off near where you were.
======
I'll admit that I was a bit on edge for the first few days, but now, there is a bit of lockdown fatigue. We're all eager to get back to our normal lives. I'm supposed to be receiving a houseguest in a few days.
Sigh.
It's not quite the same as Boston. Boston was the scene of the carnage, and there was a certain solidarity as everyone proclaimed "Boston Strong". In this case, the carnage was in another city, another country, very near, but still separated by an invisible border. What we get is the blowback. They came from here, news reports say. The local authorities didn't do enough to prevent it, pundits say. But the reaction has been pretty severe, and people have been bracing themselves for that big one to happen.
It hasn't happened, thank goodness, but when can we finally declare that it's safe? That it's okay to go out and about like we did before?
In the end, it doesn't matter where you are in the world. These things happen. And we should be thankful that we are safe.
In the meantime, laundry pa more.