Potluck Samurai Episode 4 Is Up!

My apologies, but I have to get serious for a moment. We’re in a apocalyptic time and the elephant in the room has stomped out all the furniture and air to breathe in.

 

Covid-19 has now entered my social circle.  I now know people that have died from it, are currently infected with it, and more that could be infected.  It’s an invisible, microscopic Terminator that can’t be bargained with, can’t be reasoned with, doesn’t feel pity or remorse, or fear and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until we snuff it out with all encompassing vaccine like the polio vaccine. 

 

We all watch shows like ‘The Walking Dead’ and say to ourselves: “what would I do in that situation?”   I never would have guessed anyone would answer:  “I would deny that the zombies are infecting everyone, and demand that people to send their kids back to school where the zombies will get them.  I would go into stores and scream at uninfected people for running from zombies. Then I would picket and protest against having to follow any safety rules because it’s against the constitution and my personal freedoms.”

 

I used to think everyone would answer that they would do everything in their power to protect themselves and their family.  I took for granted that every living thing had an innate instinct for self-preservation that couldn’t be overwritten by belief, I was wrong.

 

I’m surrounded by people not wearing masks, saying things like: “it’s just like the flu, what’s the big deal”?   The big deal is the flu doesn’t create blood clots in every organ in your body, doesn’t cause strokes, heart attacks, liver damage, brain damage and memory loss, or force amputation of fingers, or limbs.  The flu also doesn’t cause permanent organ damage you have to live with for the rest of your shortened life.  The flu never killed 180,000 people in the USA or 805,588 world wide in 5 short months.

 

Here in the USA, we’re most likely going to hit or surpass 180,000 deaths today… that’s more American deaths than all these events combined:  911 (2,297 deaths), Middle East wars (7,160), Vietnam war (58,209), Korean war (36,516 ). 

It’s already more than Word War 1 (118,000), and we’re supposed to hit 500,000 by December which is more than World War II (405,399 deaths).

 

The helplessness and frustration of not being able to convince people to live and let others live is not political.  You choose to live and help others, or you chose to die and kill others.  Choose life, please… please. 

 

I had to say all this because I worry about everyone now, including all of you that read my stories.  I hope you’re all being safe for yourself and others. I don’t want anyone to suffer from this in any way.  My worst nightmare is not being able to breathe, and I wouldn’t wish that on any living soul.  Take care and know I’m wishing you all only the very best for your lives and that they be long and painless.   

 

I hope you enjoy the story I just posted. It was written in happier times. We’ll have those again as soon as we get through this. And I’m sure we’re all going to enjoy and appreciate all the wonderful things in our lives so much more after all this is over.   

Here are photos from this week’s episode:

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