Our destruction of natural habitats of wildlife is what has allowed these new viruses to cross over to humans in the first place. Ebola, HIV/AIDS, SARS, MERS, H1N1, and now the granddaddy of all, COVID-19. The granddaddy of all new viruses so far, that is. We can’t go back to normal.
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Agreed. Safety in every way is of paramount importance
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Sadly, Kavitha, it seems that not everyone in our countries agrees, so each of us has to be cautious, both for ourselves and for others. Stay safe.
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Words of wisdom last week from one of our leading conservationists, which I retweeted: “The old normal was abnormal”. I’m not liking the easing of lockdown. The volume of traffic, the noise, the people, the urgency to get the economy up & running, the urging to go shopping and support the economy are all more stressful than the lockdown, especially now we will surely get more spikes.
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I feel the same way, Joyce. And the nightmare that is unfolding in the U.S. would seem to reinforce our concerns. Slow and cautious works for me.
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So glad to know you are safe!! We have actually enjoyed our quiet here at the farm and have only seen our kids and grandkids due to diligence in wearing masks, social distancing and avoiding any outside contact unless absolutely necessary.
I too am worried about what is yet to come and am trying to prepare for ANYTHING
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I’m so glad to hear you have been surviving these strange times well … and safely, Rita. We also have weathered quasi-isolation well. I think it makes all the difference when you have sustaining interests that don’t require frequent socializing. Being busy with your farm must provide you with satisfaction and sense of purpose more than ever as the world we’ve created struggles. Stay safe, my friend.
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“Because normal was the problem”….oh my, yes…so true…
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Now we just have to hope that when a new normal is finally able to be started, we have learned from our past egregious mistakes in placing money and power ahead of respect for all human beings and for our planet.
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Seems like such an easy and obvious lesson to learn, however…..
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Hope springs eternal … I hope!
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(Big sigh 😦 ) You are right, we’re in the midst of an horrific health pandemic simply because we’ve lost all respect for mother nature, total and utter madness slaughtering live animals in a wet-market alongside infected bush meat! Crazy, and even more worrying when virologists say there are 3500 other coroner viruses in the African bush.
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Exactly, A.S. Unless we make enormous changes to how we interact with nature and wildlife, and unless we start understanding the damage we’re causing to ourselves as well as nature, we’re going to see more and more of this. Pretty scary. I hope you’re staying safe and sane during these strange times.
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