OK, three weeks and counting. Counting toward what? Counting the dried water spots on the acoustic tiles in the office, counting how many times we hear the latest COVID-19 new cases update, or worse yet, the death total? What can we count on?
We can count on each other. Right? Let’s hope so. It looks like we’re going to need each other more
than ever. There will be an end to this outbreak and we will get back to work, but the work could look
quite different. Many of us may not go back to work, and maybe some of us are fine with this. Government-backed programs are being instituted to bridge the gap between working and not working,
being able to hold on and closing. These are, for the most part, works in progress, and if you’re confused, it’s understandable. Nothing seems to perform quite like presented. I note an uptick in people retiring all entirely anecdotal but, I sense something in the air. Could this be a natural filter working to facilitate change?
Once we officially begin a recovery, or flattening of reported new COVID-19 cases, could it be that
historians will look back on this time in our lives and mark it’s passing as the beginning of real change?
Have we gone too far in our efforts to preserve this economy which by all accounts had shown unprecedented strength until a month ago?
We’re not here to Monday morning quarterback. But, don’t we have an obligation to each other to
examine our actions, review our efforts, and seek to improve. We all have choices, and of course, the
second-guessing and finger-pointing has already begun, but can’t we just look to identify and make
better choices?
Escondidans have made hard choices and consistently reacted with a willingness to do their part in getting us through this. People have done as asked, supported our leaders, and headed their call to stay at home. Hopefully soon we will have a chance to put our lives back in order, to begin repairing that which has broken so quickly. We must continue to do our part to stem this outbreak. We also must look at our actions and make choices, either to change or not. Perhaps this could be a chance to be even better, and correct mistakes.
There are still many questions but, the sun will shine on Escondido once again and that I’m sure of.
Sincerely, JR
