19/03/2020
Is it possible to find connection in isolation?
The ships in Italy's ports may be empty for the time being, but it may also be the case that dolphins and other marine life can finally get their natural habitat back. Dolphins are spotted in Italy's ports, the fish are swimming in Venice's canals again!
In Italy 🇮🇹 for every 100 people 6 people become infected and die. This is due to slow reaction times by governments and corporations and perhaps a lack of education about the seriousness of the virus.
For the countries in Europe who acted quickly; for every 100 people only 2 people were infected and died. This lower rate of infection is because governments and communities acted as quickly as they could, putting preventive measures in place as soon as news got out about the seriousness of the virus. Measures such as social distancing and reinforcing messages about the importance of taking extra care with cleanliness, really did prevent the spread of the virus, keeping mortality rates down and livelihood up.
So imagine this... we have a choice here... for every 1.000.000 million people who get infected we could have either 20.000 or 60.000 die. Our vigilance and attention to taking preventive measures can save thousands of lives.
It could be that people feel locked in their houses and apartments, but it can also be that they finally sing together again, help each other and experience a sense of community again for a long time.
Avoiding air traffic may deprive many of them of freedom and occupational restrictions, but it may also be that the earth breathes a sigh of relief, the sky becomes more colorful, and children in China see the blue sky for the first time in their lives catch sight of.
Closing kindergartens and schools could be an immense challenge for many parents, but it could also be that parents can get to know their children on a new level.
It may be that our economy is going to suffer tremendous damage, but it may also be that we are finally realizing what is really important in our lives and that constant growth is an absurd idea of ​​the consumer society.
This may be overwhelming you in some way, but it may also be that you feel that in this crisis there is a chance for a long overdue change that will breathe the earth away, the children with long forgotten values Brings contact, slow down our society enormously, it can be the hour of birth for a new form of togetherness, reduce the mountains of garbage at least once for the next few weeks and show us how quickly the earth is ready to start its regeneration if we humans take it into consideration and let them breathe again.
We are awakened because we did not recognize the urgency itself. Because it's about our future. It's about our children's future.
