The Covid-19 virus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has really driven home, the prevalence of close minded, small picture thinking. It was facts that I already knew, but I still find myself reacting to the sheer abundance of sheep mentality.
The number of people for instance who have made this huge fuss about the easing of the MCO. Bearing in mind that the lockdown has not been lifted completely, it is still amazing to me the reactions I see online from people I consider to be rational adults.
The vast majority of the social responses I see is that the government has put money over the lives of people. That is really short sighted thinking. At some point, saving lives and livelihoods really overlap to the point that they are one and the same.
The virus does not come with an expiration date and there was no guarantee that had the MCO be extended in its entirety till the May 12th, that the curve would have been flattened.
It exhibits a hell of a small minded, ignorance. The curve that has been flattened may not stay flattened.
I am grateful that I work for people who are understanding of this and who can understand what it is like to have to look at the big picture.
Just Me.
