I remember talking to my Great Grandmother when she was alive. She would tell me story’s about the thirty’s. They fought to stay alive. With little food, no work, and very little commodities even available. But they managed.
Another thing she would often talk about was there willingness to take care of one another. And even during these tough times, they always found room to be hospitable. To have a cup of coffee with their neighbor. And help each other where they could. They survived by this.
Every person has their own thoughts and beliefs. I respect that. And will not infringe on what are your own thoughts. So the questions I ask are not mean to change that. Only to make us think.
There are very big changes going on before us. It is very obvious that no matter what your thoughts are on the state of things, things are going to change. Maybe you think things have been blown completely out of proportion. Maybe you think people should be doing way more. It doesn’t stop the fact that things are changing.
This isn’t the first time that the world has seen a pandemic. And it probably won’t be the last. And how we react to all of this is going to be ingrained in our grandchildren and their children. I have to ask though. What will they read?
Will they read how we took precautions and it was over in a month or two? Or will they read how it was taken as a joke and thousands died? Will they read how people selflessly reached out to one another and kept in touch with one another? Or will we hear how people cut off all communication to one another outside of some social media post’s. Will we hear about how people with needs and the elderly got help and supply’s almost immediately as they needed it? Or will they read about the great toilet paper shortage of the 2020’s? And with a very slow economy, will we hear how people reached out to one another without interest of money being made? Or will it read how the people tried to make money from the few?
Even before this scare happened, these things crossed my mind. What will the next generation say about us? And if someone does think about it, what do you see in your head? Is it what you want to see? Does everyone need to do more? Starting with ourselves.
It has been a South Dakota tradition. We help each other. We do what we can to fight for others selflessly.
I actually did not put out a post last week in fear of saying something out of anger. And that’s not what I want this website to be. With all that has happened this week I felt I had to though.
I am proud to be living in South Dakota. And I feel we are living in an amazing time in history even though we have hit a bump in the road. I believe some day we will look back and smile. And we will know in our hearts. Yeah. We did it right. Much like my Great Grandmother did.
Until next time.
Lois Quatier
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