My sleeping arrangements in March in Northern OntarioJust over 18 months ago I found myself driving on a deserted highway in Northern Ontario along the shores of Lake Superior. I was driving to Thunder Bay to pick up my son who was finished university. On the Radio, I listened to a very frightened world. The CBC, the only station you can receive in some parts of Canada was reporting on COVID-19. These days we often forget how little we knew about this disease and where we as humanity might end up. The discussions and interviews ranged from "we'll get through this in a few months", to " we should prepare for and extinction event", or so it seemed. We were all afraid (some - afraid we'd run out of toilet paper :)). I have to admit - it was a frightening time if you stopped to think about anything other than the immediate. I ate and slept in the van on this 2-day drive, as nothing was open. Everyone was nervous.
Fast forward now, some nineteen months. We've seen the best that Humanity can accomplish, and we've seen some of the worst. We have seen probably 5 Million people die from this disease. Along the way, we have seen people deny it, downplay it, blame others, and all kinds of other things that are absolutely insane. Personally, I am lucky. I know of only one family member dying from it, but I also know of one individual who lost 3 or 4 members of his immediate family in ONE WEEKEND! Also - along the way, I personally wondered if I would ever see my mom or my sister again. I was lucky to have my two sons and wife here, and some very dear friends nearby. We got through it. "We" - meaning mankind. Okay, we are not completely though it, but eventually we will. I will not rant about those who are afraid of needles, or don't trust science but despite all that i believe we will get through it. And last weekend was thanksgiving day in Canada. As I sat outside marveling at an unusually beautiful fall day, I was truly thankful - that I got to see my family this year once again, and that I will get to see them again.
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