The world, as we know, is not the same as it was a year ago. Picking up a couple of items at the grocery store on a whim or stopping off to grab some takeout comes with a hefty price in recent days, and I don't mean dollars spent.
Many years from now, future genealogists and family historians will look at the events, which transpired within just three months of the start of this new decade. The impeachment and subsequent trial of a president, and the COVID-19 epidemic.
How will history remember these events or how we reacted to them? Will they be examined in the same way that we scrutinized what our country lived through during the 1973 Watergate hearings? Worse still what our ancestors endured during the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic?
The United States withstood the stigma and scandal associated with the downfall of a president back in the 70s. Watergate is now a mere footnote in American history to those not yet born at the time of the break-in.
The world was left with deep scars from the effects of the Spanish Influenza more than 100 years ago... leaving almost no family untouched, and yet we ultimately survived that, too.
Meantime, maybe I should take a quick jog around the block...wearing my face mask, of course. It certainly won't hurt to take advantage of this downtime to lose a few pounds. Nah, who am I kidding? Instead, I'll take a deep breath, grab a good book, or binge-watch Outlander on television and relax. A little aromatherapy might be nice, or a cup of hot herbal tea and a scone... better make it more than one.
Many years from now, future genealogists and family historians will look at the events, which transpired within just three months of the start of this new decade. The impeachment and subsequent trial of a president, and the COVID-19 epidemic.
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How will history remember these events or how we reacted to them? Will they be examined in the same way that we scrutinized what our country lived through during the 1973 Watergate hearings? Worse still what our ancestors endured during the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic?
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The United States withstood the stigma and scandal associated with the downfall of a president back in the 70s. Watergate is now a mere footnote in American history to those not yet born at the time of the break-in.
The world was left with deep scars from the effects of the Spanish Influenza more than 100 years ago... leaving almost no family untouched, and yet we ultimately survived that, too.
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The uncertainties of 2020, and the outcome of the latest events that we are facing not only as individuals or a nation, but as the world... is still being written and leaves me with a certain amount of apprehension. My logical self tells me that everything will work itself out because it always does. Only time will tell what the future holds for this crazy world in which we live.
As uncertain as things seem at times, we will get through it and be stronger, and hopefully smarter for it. Until then... I think we all need to be a little kinder and more considerate of each other, and especially of those individuals that are weaker and less fortunate than ourselves.
As uncertain as things seem at times, we will get through it and be stronger, and hopefully smarter for it. Until then... I think we all need to be a little kinder and more considerate of each other, and especially of those individuals that are weaker and less fortunate than ourselves.
Meantime, maybe I should take a quick jog around the block...wearing my face mask, of course. It certainly won't hurt to take advantage of this downtime to lose a few pounds. Nah, who am I kidding? Instead, I'll take a deep breath, grab a good book, or binge-watch Outlander on television and relax. A little aromatherapy might be nice, or a cup of hot herbal tea and a scone... better make it more than one.
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