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Going Back is Not an Option
The only way to go is onward.
It may be time to accept an uncomfortable truth. How things were before the COVID-19 pandemic are not how things will be going forward.
Life, as we knew it before, is now in the past. I’m sorry if this is a harsh assessment, and if it scares you. But the sooner more people can recognize this for the truth the sooner society can act to move forward.
One of the reasons that we are divided as deeply as we are is because the people who most fear change are lashing out. Further, they have become empowered by certain organizations and individuals who act like thoughtful meaningful pals — but are in fact selfish, greedy takers.
Which leads to another uncomfortable truth we need to acknowledge. Racism, sexism, and all of this newly-empowered ugliness never actually went away — it was just appropriately shunned and shamed into hiding. Now they are feeling free to be open again and lashing out like a dying wild animal on its last legs. Which is a completely apt analogy.
The status-quo was only working for a select few. Returning to it after this disaster is impractical, and as the ongoing situation has proven time and again — unsustainable.
What does that mean? Let’s explore, shall we?
