In brief,...
Around 11:30 AM today, it was announced that, after many days of counting votes, the present administration has been changed. Thankfully, there has been only a slight amount of violence. Right now, the people are dancing in the streets, literally. Yes, I cannot help but think of the ending chapter of "The Plague" where most of the city was out in the streets filled with delirious joy. It is, to say the least, beautiful to see so many people rejoicing.
We are now at 228,223 deaths from the virus and it is literally raging. It has encamped itself in every state of the country and shows no signs of letting go. Every scientist is saying that it is going to get very bad very soon. While the new treatments discovered during the first wave are helping, there were 128,000 new cases just yesterday. We are in for a long and dark winter.
As has been said for all of human history, it is not over until it actually is, and we are not over any of this. There are still almost three months of the present administration who has literally said many times recently that the virus is all but gone. The three months that remain will be critical in stemming the wave of pain and death that will be coming via all that is, at present, not being done.
Finally, as Camus pointed out in his book, with this now massive change of one part of the narrative, life goes on. When I got the news of the election, I was working and could not stop. Outside, everyone seemed to be mowing their lawns. I just mowed my own lawn as well, as the weather is beautiful outside, warm with the glow of the Autumn sun. I will do laundry later and write a friend.
This life, so much greater than all of our collective wants, needs, and desires, continues on, regardless.
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