I understand the temptation to underplay the severity of what’s going on. People are scared, so some people try to resolve that personal fear by taking the “it’s not as serious for some people” narrative. It’s the lack of control that is hitting some people the hardest.
At the end of the day, we don’t know how this is going to end. We’re nowhere near the peak of all this. It might not be till the end of May until we see a semblance of normal life. And that sucks. It really does. So there are going to be people who will insist on carrying on as normal because being removed from normal life for that long is an unsettling proposition. We can’t go to work, our kids can’t go to school, we can’t go to malls or restaurants or take a mental break from a bad day and wander through a toy aisle or electronics store and pick up something to brighten our day (maybe that’s just me?😀
At first, the post I read yesterday made me angry. But after thinking about it I feel like it really came from a place of fear. So I feel sympathy for the person who posted that. I feel sympathy for all those people who insist on being out in the world because they feel it’s the only way they can deal with the current situation. I feel sympathy for the people who cannot work and wonder how they’re going to survive financially. I feel sympathy for the people like me who take care of people who are immune compromised, who might not suffer too badly if they themselves get sick, but could easily lose people they care about to this pandemic. And I feel sympathy for the people who are just hunkering down and trying to make the best of things while the world navigates through this unprecedented time in history.
And with my sympathy comes love. Let’s take care of each other. Let’s look out for each other. Let’s share our concerns, our fears, and when we can manage it, our help. Let’s fill our need for new toys by browsing the news online. I know I’ll be going back and looking again at everything announced during New York Toy Fair. And there’s always online shopping if we can afford it and we need our toy fix. For those of us who don’t know how this is going to end, remember that this too shall pass. We will see the other side of this thing eventually. And come June or July, if you’re in an EB Games in Calgary and see an old bearded man perusing the Marvel Legends, give him a little nod.
I promise I’ll nod back.🙂
