It has been 145 days since Ontario shut everything down due to Covid-19. Crazy right? It feels like it has been a lifetime! Our numbers have been low for a few weeks now. We have pretty much opened up the whole province, with mandatory mask wearing and social distancing. The latest announcement has been the plan to re-open our schools in September, which has been met with a lot of mixed views and emotions. Some families are choosing to not send their children in September and some are. Others don’t have a choice, as many families, have both parents working. You are able to go into a restaurant to eat now, although I personally don’t know anyone who has done this. Some companies are still working from home but most have returned back. Unfortunately, we have seen a number of stores shut their doors as they couldn’t hold on during the lock down.

I was reading up on the 1918 pandemic and was surprised that even over 100 years ago the public had the same views and reactions as they do today……

– There was a group of anti-mask wearers and protestors against the government.

– There were those who abided and stayed indoors.

-There were those who were thankful for the bell telephone in order to keep in touch with loved ones. The same as we have said about social media today.

-There were those who didn’t believe that the virus existed and that the government had a hidden agenda.

Crazy to realize that even though we have progressed so much over the last 100 years, opinions in general haven’t changed all that much. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and even in my household we have differing beliefs, and that’s okay. I have watched people argue with loved ones, friends, and complete strangers over these views, what a waste of precious time. Remember, if we all thought the same way, life would be a very boring place to be. Just be sure to respect each others beliefs.

* I am constantly reminding myself that we didn’t shut everything down to get rid of the virus, but to prepare our health care system to deal with the pandemic. *

So, here’s to the next steps of opening up Ontario. Let’s pray that our numbers remain low and that the second wave does not come.

stay safe, stay healthy

Michelle

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  1. very good! Can’t believe that our views of government has not changed since 1918. I would have hoped that we would have learned to be more compasionate towards other people sad that some people still think only about themselves first.

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