tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post792021376288053271..comments2024-03-23T20:59:45.060-05:00Comments on Mid-Life Thoughts from Bob: Notes from Isolation: Istallment 4Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-11980963756041572712020-04-18T13:19:56.328-05:002020-04-18T13:19:56.328-05:00Like Kelly, I’ve been up and down on the emotional...Like Kelly, I’ve been up and down on the emotional thermometer, and like Debby, I feel like I have to listen to the people — especially the scientists and docs — who know about this kind of thing. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-9495894760623650642020-04-18T12:09:58.274-05:002020-04-18T12:09:58.274-05:00I am not sure how I feel about it. Like everyone e...I am not sure how I feel about it. Like everyone else, I waffle back and forth about how much is 'too much'. The one thing that I know for a fact is that I don't know everything. I just don't. Therefore, it seems reasonable to listen to those who are more learned about epidemiology, about medical matters, etc. I live in a rural area which has tested less than 200 people with one positive, and one presumed positive who chose not to be tested. (He came back from Spain just as things were picking up there) I do not consider myself 'at risk', so my fears have never been about me or Tim, who is healthy as a horse. I think of the elderly people I know and love, and there are my concerns. They are dear to me and I would miss them terribly. I am a Christian, and I believe that there is a time for 'leaning not unto your own understanding' and to behave unselfishly. This is that time. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-38840518540749098882020-04-17T14:30:32.062-05:002020-04-17T14:30:32.062-05:00Interesting post, Bob, and interesting comment fro...Interesting post, Bob, and interesting comment from Ed. I find my emotions swing high and low on a daily (sometime hourly) basis about all this. *sigh* Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-1897061242768627822020-04-17T10:48:44.758-05:002020-04-17T10:48:44.758-05:00Ed, I think you’re exactly right and you have stat...Ed, I think you’re exactly right and you have stated it beautifully. Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978016568840318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2987040098977019674.post-86855854777433141952020-04-17T08:50:12.114-05:002020-04-17T08:50:12.114-05:00We've talked too and I really don't see mu...We've talked too and I really don't see much changing in our lives as well once this abates. Probably the one thing that will change is that we will start going back to town musical events, albeit with a bottle of hand sanitizer in my pocket.<br /><br />For me, this was our calling similar to my grandparent's generation where this wasn't about ourselves, but was for the good of the population as a whole. I'm thinking of Victory Gardens, Scrap Drives, War Bonds, etc. I think this has shown us who among us are mostly concerned about themselves. <br /><br />Although I have a bit of trepidation every time I get a sniffle, I have never been overly worried about getting Covid. If it is my time, it is my time. Mostly what I feared was that if I did get it, I didn't want to spread it to someone else who may die as a result. So many people I think fail to think about this ramification of the disease and I think that is our failing as a society that my grandparents generation passed. Perhaps.<br /><br />As a student of history, I know there were probably people back then who horded their metals, didn't buy war bonds or plant victory gardens. But the generation was labeled for their selflessness despite these people. Perhaps we've done enough that our generation will be similarly labeled by history. Only time will tell. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com