384 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 70 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing Summarizing
Exclusive to OpEd News:
OpEdNews Op Eds    H3'ed 3/29/20

The Least We Can Do Is Also The Most

By Peter Barus  Posted by Peter Barus (about the submitter)       (Page 1 of 1 pages)   1 comment, In Series: The Big Mirror
Author 6967
Editor

Peter Barus
Message Peter Barus

Chris at the crux of The Haston Line
Chris at the crux of The Haston Line
(Image by Masa Sakano)
  Details   DMCA

Here's the deal:

Our normal ways of being and acting now put others and our selves in real danger.

Nobody is immune.

Them's the Rules.

Now, play.

This is more true than ever: each of us has both the responsibility, and the power. The difference you can make, is real.

- Staying home,

- washing hands and face often,

And if you must go out,

- using protective equipment if you can,

- staying at least six feet away from others,

is the difference between thousands of deaths, and millions.

And beyond that, it's the difference between a few weeks or months of lockdown (as China has shown), or wave after wave of mutated strains, washing over us every year.

Should you decide to just let whatever happens happen, remember that your life is now connected to everyone else's, like mountain climbers, roped together on Mt. Everest. You can't cut this rope.

It's your call.

Rate It | View Ratings

Peter Barus Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in


I'm an old Pogo fan. For some unknown reason I persist in outrage at Feudalism, as if human beings can do much better than this. Our old ways of life are obsolete and are killing us. Will the human race wake up in time? Stay (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Writers Guidelines

 
Contact EditorContact Editor
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter

Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

Disinformed about the Disinformation Governance Board? Call Chertoff!

The Great Reset: Masters of the Universe are going to make it all ok

The Thing About Lighting Rods

Sorry. We're toast. A failed experiment. Have fun, people.

2007 LTE on upcoming 08 Election

Oil, or What? Life After Capitalism

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend