My initial thoughts on the Coronavirus are that the way people are acting reminds me of when I went to college in Hawaii. One day I was told that there was a Tsunami warning in effect.
I had never heard of such a thing, so I proceeded to live my normal life, but I did observe some interesting human behavior. The way that humans react to their environment and situations within their environment has always been a point of interest to me, so much so that I went on to minor in Anthropology.
During the warning, a number of businesses were closed and my classes were canceled! Class getting canceled felt like a cause of celebration, like religious holiday except totally out of the blue.
I remember one time I had an unexpected day off, a few of my classmates and I decided to drive around the island, taking the scenic route, smoking weed and eating whatever snacks we had from our dorms. We talked, laughed, listened to music and probably even cried.
It was a really beautiful day and our drive was so peaceful and fun. It's one of the memories that I'm most fond of when I think back on my days in Hawaii, even though I don't even see those girls anymore.
My uncle, aunt, grandma, foster brother/cousin, and little foster sister/cousin called me from our home in Los Angeles, to check up on me during the Tsunami. Even though I didn't see any cause for panic, I appreciated their sentiment.
My uncle asked if we had a Tsunami watch party. I curiously asked what he meant. I don't remember his words exactly, but the basic idea is that since we might die from this natural disaster, why not spend the time we have left partying our asses off?
I hope we can view the Cornoavirus the same way. I want to be invited to some Cornoravirus watch parties. It'll be so easy to theme. We'll drink tequila and Coronas with lime and of course, Corona-ritas.
I think we should continue to make fun of the people sinning by hoarding
If there's one thing that I'm going to take away from this, it's that in crisis mode, I want my mom, I want my dad, I want my exboyfriend, my son, my brothers, and my sisters, my friends, etc. I hope it puts things in perspective for everyone and they realize what is really important to them and that they carry that lesson into their every day lives.
Just to be clear, I don't think anyone is making fun of people with the Cornovirus, we're making fun of how people without the virus are behaving.
It's not about having fun 100% of the time and it's not about working towards a better future 100% of the time. I ask myself this question: If I die, how do I want to feel on my last day on Earth.
It's about time some of you guys started acting like tomorrow isn't promised, I mean they've only been telling us that our entire lives.
Yes; "odds" are that you won't die from the Coronavirus even if you get it, but it still brings to light the FACT that potentially a virus could come and wipe out this whole planet and we literally would not see it coming because viruses are invisible to the naked eye.
So yes, sometimes plan things out for a better tomorrow, and sometimes live like there is no tomorrow, but don't get stuck in one mode so long you forget the other.
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