Anointedtoday.blogspot.com: Bloggers Meet and Greet June 2020- Coronavirus Pandemic

Hi. During this Meet and Greet we will be discussing the Coronavirus Pandemic. The states are reopening. Thank you to all of those who have worked on the front line. What are your thoughts on this?

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A. Selflessness

Has anyone considered some of the reasoning to wear a mask and the distancing 6 feet apart? Because of the fact that some may be carriers of the virus and not know it, you are endangering other lives not just your own. There is a bigger picture here. Yes everyone is tired of staying home. Yes everyone does not like being in this predicament. A selfless person will wear the mask. A selfless person will distance themselves at least 6 feet apart.

Now there are those that are not selfless. Even though the Governors of each state are opening up slowly, it seemingly is not fast enough for some. There are those that want what they want right now. They feel that they have waited long enough. The only problem with that is that they are doing so at the expense of others which could include others in their family or circle of friends. Yes God has given us free will. Isn’t that great? Do we use common sense or do we say “Give me what I want now.” I even feel as though this shut-in was a year long, but in reality has been about 3 months.

B. Front Line Workers

Do you consider those that are on the front-line during this Pandemic, the nurses, doctors, housekeepers in the hospital or workers in the nursing Homes? Those are not the only ones on the front line. Grocery store workers, drive through restaurant and fast food workers are on the front line also. It can be so easy to not think about the front-line workers.

C. Friends or Relatives

If you have not had a friend or relative to die from the Coronavirus the virus situation may not seem surreal to you. But have you thought about a person that has lost someone to coronavirus what they might say to you about the pain that they felt? Have you loss someone from Coronavirus?

D. Never happen to you

Possibly you believe it will never happen to you or a loved one. Someone has said that they were willing to take the chance to start back working at their Salon or Barber shop because they needed to make a living and if they could not make a living they would probably die anyway. Others say they are going to live their life now.

E. No Cure

So far there is no cure for this deadly virus. So that would definitely be a great reason to be vigilant in wearing a mask and in distancing yourself.

F. Patience

Have you thought about those that are impatient? They want to party and go to the beach and they are just tired of staying home. Does this describe you or someone that you know.

G. Pandemic History

As history tends to repeat itself, there seems to have been some type of Pandemic every 100 years or earlier. I have observed something that has been prevalent in most of them that was the distancing and the mask wearing. There is something about distancing ourselves to prevent the spread of the virus.

H. Material vs. Eternity

BET.com talked about how people were lined up in Atlanta to buy new Air Jordan's while ignoring social distancing. Now tennis shoes are material things. You can always get more tennis shoes, but if you die from the Coronavirus, you cannot get another life here on earth. It showed how many were willing to risk their lives for a pair of tennis shoes. I recall one man saying he was going to do what he wanted because he could just as easily get hit by a car or be in a car wreck.

I. Shootings

Some stores will not allow you in the store without a mask. During the Family Dollar Shooting, a man lost his life just because he was doing his job by informing the customer that she needed a mask on before entering the store. Now had she worn a mask , she would not be in the jail today. Her entire family and his family will be deeply affected because of that. People need to think before reacting. Here was a man on the front-line trying to help others by doing his job. This was a senseless death.

J. Children Mysterious Illness

Beside the fact that Michigan suffered with lead poisoning of the water and then the Coronavirus, children in New York are now experiencing a mysterious disease, according to Nytimes.com. They further state that the children display the symptoms of Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome.

K. Internet

I am thankful that during this Pandemic the internet is available. We have cellphones, face to face connecting, and social media. We have ways to communicate. No it is not the same as being there with the person, but could you imagine if the internet was not available? Could you imagine if we were not able to talk on our cellphones? Could you imagine? Because of the internet many churches were still able to communicate with each other, family and friends stayed connected, and some even became closer drawn to each other.

As all the states reopen, we will eventually be able to look back on this time. Our children will be able to say that they lived during this Pandemic. They will be able to tell their children that they were apart of this History. History has repeated itself in more ways than one. So as we show gratitude for what we have and not what we do not have, remember it could be worst.

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Atlanta Shoppers Ignore Social Distancing To Buy New Air Jordan's

15 Children Are Hospitalized With Mysterious Illness Possibly Tied toCovid-19

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