They're singing my song

I hear the World Health Organization saying one of the dangerous things about the Coronavirus is that there are people who do not take it seriously.

Seriously, I don't think running out to the store and buying all the Clorox or hand sanitizers and toilet paper is going to make much difference, because if you deny other people the ability to protect themselves you're just upping the ante on who can spread it around. Like it or not, we all live on this world together and we will share some things whether we (like it or not.)

Someone said it's only going to kill 3%, which is nice sounding, but what if your child, or your mother are in that 3%? Then it becomes much more personal and real.

Now is the hour when we find out who the truly good people are. If you can downplay something because it is only killing starving children in Africa, or old people in India, what does that say about you?

How many people only care when it affects them personally? That is the true state of any union.

In the meantime, common sense dictates that we do whatever we can to contain this virus personally. Wash your hands. Cough into your elbow. Use hand sanitizers. Avoid large groups of people. Avoid travel for a while. Don't panic. Be reasonable. Stay informed.

True horror stories happen after the fact. A family of five cannot imagine disappointing their children so they take them to Disneyworld and come home to kill Grandma and fifteen of her friends. Why would anyone even consider letting something like that happen? Looked at after the fact it is a horror story. Before? Awwwww, it won't happen to us is the sad refrain.