Hope
These are strange and unusual times we are living in. I thought I would document this, so if I ever have to look back there is tangible proof that I pulled through this relatively unscathed. I am not so naive as to think that there will be resolution in the next week or two. I know how people are starving because they have lost the wages they would have earned as a day labourer. I know the scores of people who face unemployment because their jobs could not provide a job for them. I know how incredibly lucky I am to still have employment when so many others are unsure. I have seen the news reports from back home that detail how people walk hundreds of kilometres to their hometowns because the lockdowns have included public transportation. We are unsure of so much, so hesitant to plan beyond the next two weeks lest things change again. Everyday on the news it seems like there is a new issue to contend with. Words like recession, collapse, poverty and economic downfall are the ne...