Day 69

It is Tuesday May 19, 2020. It is interesting to note that as we near 5 million cases of the coronavirus the total number of cases dropped by 40,000. I am not sure what that means until we see it happening consistently as the numbers have been in flux over the course of the pandemic. Much of it is the result of reporting or non-reporting as it would be.
There is little doubt the world has changed. It is obvious as we navigate this pandemic and virus outbreak that has created an economic disaster, an unemployment rate not seen in decades and a fear-filled society torn between making hard choices on life and livelihood.  I also believe our world and us as humans will change once this pandemic is over. How we view the world and even each other will be different from having experienced, either first hand or remotely, the traumatizing events spawned from a virus that has killed over 320,000 people. 
Ghandi, of course, told us to "be the change we want to see". If you wish your world to be different after Covid19 then be prepared to change yourself, your ways, your habits, your implicit bias, your prejudices and your mindset.  The little ripples have a large effect idea works here.  The people you interact with after the virus is extinct will have lasting affects on them and hopefully those they interact with.  The way that we see people and act towards them can make all the difference to those you see and talk to everyday.  Perspective is key. Always bear in mind we know not what people are dealing with in their personal lives when we associate with them.  Treating every human you come in contact with civility is respecting them no matter their status or the circumstances of your interaction. Being a human means you have feelings and feelings are brought on by actions and more often the actions of others.  Psychologist and philosopher William James was an early theorists to believe this process. "He believed that emotions arise out of the bodily actions we take in response to what is happening in our lives."  When the virus is eradicated and we all co-mingle again be wise to remember the way we see and act towards each other now. (social distancing, no handshakes, hugs or high fives, etc) And provide the care people need to feel human again. To feel respected. To feel concerned about. To feel as though they matter. Because we all matter. And it matters how you make others feel even in the smallest instance.
Once this pandemic is history and you want to see things change for the better, begin with yourself.