When the virus first started to spread, people breathed a sigh of relief — thank goodness it wasn’t hitting young people. Or so it seemed around the world. Millennials were safe. Gen Z was protected. Sure, we’d have to watch out for the aging Boomer population, but wasn’t that similar to flu season anyway? For those under 65 or with no underlying health issues, this was no big deal. Although it was spreading quickly, young people felt safe.
Spring break may have been the biggest episode of this false sense of security. Who didn’t watch and cringe at those spring breakers saying nothing could stop their partying ? One partier told, “If I get corona, I get corona. At the end of the day, I’m not going to let it stop me from partying.” Say what? Another sun-worshipper complained that it was really messing up her spring break. Cue the world’s smallest violin.
Yes, most people recover. And yes, most people do not need hospitalization. But there are no guarantees. In truth, thehas recently updated their numbers, saying that among the 12-13 percent that need hospitalization, about one in five are between the ages of 20 and 44. Los Angeles just reported their first death of someone younger than 18. You can be young and healthy and still get sick. You can be in perfect health, and it just doesn’t matter. This virus doesn’t care. Think of Jack.
Our entire world, all 7.8 billion of us, have a lot to care about. Each and every one of us has to care for one another. We have to care enough to put our own enjoyment of life, our enjoyment of the finer things, like restaurants, parties, and the gym, aside for the good of the whole. You, my friend, are not more important than everyone else. Your right to hang out with friends does not supersede someone else’s right to live.
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