Hate among the Coronavirus

 

Hate among the Coronavirus

 

We should not resent the old, elderly or infirm due to the coronavirus. I felt ashamed today, when I looked out an older couple and felt inveigled. As someone who recently had Covid 19, I felt some hostility towards anyone who might look sick or old since they could make me more sick. This is the wrong way of thinking. We really should be more open-minded. In short, we are all in it together and we should all look at each other like brothers since it is the only to overcome the crisis.

We should not rebuke anyone who may be sick or elderly since it affects everyone. We should be more caring and concerned for the poor and elderly, the homeless, and transient who may be prone to the coronavirus and show them remorse and pity. We should not let our fears cloud our better judgment and know that all people deserve the same care and empathy during this time.

It would be like condemning all Jews who may have survived the Holocaust as people who are disposed to such a tragedy and that all people who are slightly compromised to be viewed as lesser beings or less human. This is a travesty. We need to change our thinking and be bigger people who can think beyond the current crisis to have better values and be more humane and not let the epidemic define us but rise above and have better values and

We need to look at all people equally and not let ourselves be pulled into irrational thinking by a prolonged epidemic that can weight heavy on our minds. As we are reading more and more, how violence is affecting our lives and affecting people who are being chastised or condemned due to this epidemic, we should correct ourselves and be more accepting. It is a moment in history that is defining us and who we are and we can lot let it get the better of us. We need to face down this period and come out better by showing more humanity and civility.

It’s something that we have to face together and it is a test of the heart and mind that cannot beat us. We must overcome our fears and inhibitions and let not let ourselves be pulled into the mire of hate and contempt because it is suitable or convenient to chastise the sick or elderly for the sake of a moment’s reprieve. We need to stick it out and stick together to overcome this epidemic together that will define us for years to come and show the kind of people that we really can be when facing the most trying times.

AJ Naseem is a blogger and activist. He writes on topics related to health, politics and government.