My Daily Struggle in the COVID-19 Lockdown

Thank you to the three who responded. After this week, I am going to write one post a week--on Saturdays. Hopefully by this, I will have a more even flow of material. I will continue this blog until we reach Phase 5, and then we can decide what my next blog should be about. I have read how some states that have relaxed restrictions too hastily are now starting to regret it as there is a second surge in infections that has arrived. So far, this has not touched Illinois due to our strict lockdown. New York, on the other hand, is also experiencing a second surge. Considering how congested it is, no wonder. Humans are not meant to live in such cities. Being crammed together does not help us to see humanity in a positive light. In fact, cities make us less than human in our attitudes and behaviors. That is why we are meant to live in small towns, villages, hamlets, and in the country. As for New York, I wonder if the protests caused the second surge, or if the sheer population limits thei...

Made it to 30 days. One month. One ridiculously long month. The lockdown is set to expire on May 1st, but the governor is hinting that it will be extended. I hope not. I hope for something miraulous to end this because everyone is suffering in one way or the other. There are people now protesting all over the country for the restrictions to be lifted. Before you start criticizing them as crybabies, look deeper. These people are losing their jobs and their businesses. Plus, they are also protesting how law enforcement and municipal/ state leaders are abusing the lockdown. Remember how people at drive-by church services were sited? Remember the doctor providing testing to the homeless had been arrested? Whenever a state of emergency is declared in any country, tyrants always use the occasion to trample on the basic and civil rights of the people. Alas, each national crisis puts our Constitution to the test. If we choose to stay asleep during such times and obey each demand and encroach...