Covid 19

 The concept of staying home and socially distancing from everyone would not have been one that even an introvert in this day and age would fathom to be the new norm.
I was given a couple of hours to pack for six to eight weeks and return to my country of birth, with all hopes and anticipation that during that period things would some how sort themselves out and the world would develop some new way of living.
Unknown to me and the rest of humanity what would unfold in matter of days was incomprehensible and frightening, striking fear into the hearts and minds of many.
Who would have thought that we could be engaged in the war of our life time, combatting an invisible enemy which has the potential to wipe an entire race from the face of the earth using nothing but or social nature.
Six hundred plus dead within twenty four hours one country - Italy, I saw my hopes of an Italian vacation / honeymoon almost in ruins. A country so rich in history and culture brought to its knees by a hug and a kiss. For a minute i thought to myself.... what if italy was to really loose its fight against the lady of the hour ? All that history would almost cease to exist, with so many older people dying who will pass down true italian traditions and culture to it's people? Can this vital role of their existence be left in the hands of the modern day italian man or woman who prefers a microwaveable dinner to slow cooking a meal for eight hours and pairing it the best bottle of wine taken from the cellar , with it's own rich history of coming into existence?
If anything at all the emergence of this virus has allowed us to see a different side of ourselves, some have reconnected with their spiritual side some for the duration of the pandemic others for good - this is too much of a wake up call, others have become human again thinking about someone else's needs for the first time in ages and others have become more greedy and power hungry.
As the world turns and the crazy settles mother nature exhales; because her skylines are clearer, mountain peaks have come out of hiding , the air is cleaner and animals are left alone to roam as they should. I cant tell the future but I see us coming out of this stronger , more tolerant and patient with each other and more focused on the things that are important.. I would sure hope that these are the fruits preserved from this season .