Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
~Charles de Gaulle
From PUCCer Ellie Svenson
I was reading an article written for the Sanibel/Captiva weekly newspaper written by the owner/naturalist of the Sanibel Sea School, J. Bruce Neill, PhD. He and his family have a family foundation dedicated to preserving wildlife in addition to their business.
This is a great quote as we hopefully are coming to the downslope of the pandemic:
"Much research has been conducted on the tragedies that befall mountain-climbing expeditions. Numerically, most happen after the summit – on the way back down the hill. The adrenalin rush is over, fatigue has set in, confidence is high; we are just plain tired and we make mistakes, often deadly ones.
"As we pass what hopefully will be the summit of COVID, let’s all look to the future, decide how we want it to be, and craft our contributions with intention. Embrace a new normal in productive, kind and thoughtful ways.
If we are indeed on the way downhill – to the bottom, to our new normal, we have the longest, and most dangerous part of this trip in front of us still.
"Let’s all be patient, remain close, but maintain distance, be careful, and wash our hands more than ever."
