Me. . .
Oddly. . .
Feeling nostalgia for Covid — in comparison to this.
Yep.
Why?
When Covid, and all it entailed, was raging in our faces every day, at least we had some measure of control over how we chose to handle the threat in our personal lives.
Now, as individuals — we got nuthin’.
My heart breaks for the people of Ukraine. My mind, if I let it, most certainly could wander to the potential spread of hell on earth.
But……..
all I can do is limit my own news exposure to a quick check-in each day and then go ahead with regular, everyday life……but now with greater appreciation of even the most mundane.
We are all well aware of the obvious threats to our world — our cyberworld included. But obsessing about it cannot help and could lead some to wallowing in paranoia.
I was instructed many years ago to hide under my desk at school, “Duck and Cover.” I wanted to ask my teacher how that was supposed to help, but in those days, I would never have dared to question my teacher. (Now, I realize she had to be thinking the same thing.)
Now, I have decided not to saturate my elder-boomer days “ducking and covering” because there is absolutely nothing we can do about this one. Therefore, looking at Covid in juxtaposition makes me nostalgic for only worrying about Covid — a worry over which we were offered some control. This one though…….we got nuthin’ — no control whatsoever……..except controlling our own choices about how we spend our days. Some will choose obsession. I will not.
Boomer
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