Let me first say that I love The Villages. I love the spirit and kindness of the villagers. I love that in normal circumstances we have a myriad of things to do, places to eat, movies to see, squares to dance in and listen to music and friends to gather with.
But these are not your usual circumstances. It is hard on all of us. I have not seen my children and grandchildren for 7 months. Nor have I seen any other relatives or friends. I think most of us are doing the right thing by social distancing and wearing masks and trying to make the best of it.
So when I hear people complain about having to take 10 more steps to get to the pasta aisle or how inconvenient it is to wear a mask, or how you hate to sit 6 feet away from your neighbor or belly up to the bar, I want to cry. I want this to end, don’t you? I want to come out of this alive. Don’t you? I want to see my loved ones again. Don’t you?
It only takes six weeks for a community and country faithfully wearing a mask to conquer COVID.
I love The Villages. I love the villagers. We pride ourselves on our sense of community.
The experts have told us over and over what to do and we keep dismissing it. It’s time stop complaining and do the right thing.
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