We will get through this*
* If we stay home, if we social distance, if we wash our hands, if we’re patient, if we believe in science and trust the medical professionals, if we’re kind and generous with each other, if we value human life over short-term financial gain, if we strengthen our social safety net rather than tear it down, if we bailout ordinary people instead of just mega-corporations, if we’re creative and innovative and entrepreneurial, if we’re hopeful and focused on creating a more just and fair world on the other side of this, if we elect decent and responsible leaders, and if we don’t let this pandemic simply make us more nihilistic, selfish, and hateful, someday we’ll look back on this time and it will bring us comfort and, ultimately, peace if we can confidently say this made us better people both individually and collectively. We will get through this together.
Ben Ostrower