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Monday, Apr. 20, 2020


 
 
Fear goes viral.
 
Daily, leaders and media fire word-missiles, harpoon truth, paint villains, and reveal conflicts.
 
In the fullness of time, after hearings, investigations, journalistic  exposés, conspiracy-theory movies, etc. truth may appear.
 
Mitigation, litigation, and  humiliation on a global scale – bone-headed moves vs. heroic actions will be revealed (history might prove many were ill-advised coin-tosses).
 
In essence, there is less fear now of COVID-19, amid growing doubts any jurisdiction is dealing with it wisely, and uncertainty about the integrity of statistics. Movement of people and commerce is a delicate balance of successful management or political blunder.
 
Meanwhile, it’s Monday morning.
 
What should we do?
 
It seems human nature to be logical and intelligent. When there is no pressure, no risk, or no position to be advanced or defended, we listen. When it pleases us.
 
When it does not, we ignore, deflect, dismiss, or re-interpret that advice.
 
Whenever there is some element of pain or pleasure – our intellect steps aside, more receptive to the free-candy, forbidden-fruits, or fortuitous opportunities. We leap, feet first, deep end of the pool without regard to how deep, or whether someone peed in that corner of the pool.
 
Throughout history, we’ve sought direction we can believe, leadership we can follow – compass, weathervane, sign, words in a book, and advice from wise ones, we try to read signs, hear wisdom – and then we go our own way.
 
Daily individual actions go unnoticed, uncounted, and not mattering much.
 
I question that.
 
Actions add up.
 
Yours and mine might cancel each other, like voting for different candidates, but they add up.
 
Fear may be viral.
 
Confidence and calm – they’re contagious …
 





Reader feedback:
 
LITTLE THINGS, MONUMENTAL TREASURES
All kinds of yes to this, JB, Edmonton
 
I too really appreciated your active listening musing and reference. It is my hope many of your readers went to that link. I am a committed listener, but was just like RH describes politically; both in my ‘beliefs’ about USA and Canadian politics. Then a Zen saying ‘woke me up’ :To know the truth hold no opinion. In my search for truth one person I am following is Frank Vaughn. Although is ‘over the top passionate’, he sites his resources, and gives credit where due...lots of reading, too, the Atlantic for example, covers covid19 concepts, like the passivity ratio and published a poignant article from a family in New York who had the virus, but would not have been counted in statistics. I am supportive of Alberta counting probable cases and of our extensive testing even though it makes the curve look worse...closer to the truth! And there we have it...my respect and joy, when truth is the goal. Thanks Mark, I send you a virtual hug!, SF, Lethbridge, AB
 
Hi Mark.  Just checking in, no particular reason.  Still in lockdown because Linda won’t let me out of the house yet.  Not minding the isolation too much as I tend to do that anyway.   Stuff to do around the house etc keeps me busy and do have the home gym set up.  Now if I could only go out for a walk... , DM, Okotoks, AB


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