David Byrne – This virus is showing us just how tenuous our existence becomes when we distance ourselves from each other
I ask myself, is there something we can learn from this, something that will allow us to better weather the next crisis, some different way of being that might make us stronger? Is this an opportunity to change our thinking, our behavior? Are we capable of doing that?
These interventions have been effective, but there was a price. Freedoms were curtailed, as they have been, to some degree, in virtually every place that has contained the virus. In some of these places, surveillance cameras and contact-tracking teams were used, and people have shown a willingness to share information with authorities and do what is necessary for the greater good.
Some might find these measures intrusive. But the outcome they led to—that is freedom. To be able to return to one’s life, with a job, healthy and safe—that is national security. When you’re stuck in your house, as I am, you realize that surrendering some individual freedoms so that others might remain healthy and safe is another way of connecting. You see that we’re not a bucket of crabs, we’re a community.
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