by I hate when I see evidence of good people behaving badly, and holding some ugly ideas. How will things ever change?
A sign on the highway. I pressed the shutter just a second too late, but it said “social distancing.” Which many runners continue to ignore. It’s supposed to thunderstorm, but I need a good long walk and plan to head out there in a little while. Look at the water in this shot. It was like glass. I pretty much never see it like that ever.
I know just how you feel. On the other hand, there’s this.
I went to Target for necessities the other day, full cart because I don’t intend to go back soon, and was just waiting for a long time in line. Mainly because an old couple in front of me, with maybe 6 items in their basket, were taking the time to argue that they deserved a $5 gift card for some promotion. The clerk discussed it for a while and sent them to the service desk (where I passed them later and the person there was trying to explain they had not bought the items on the promotion). When I got to her I said, Well, I see people are still taking the time to argue for every last $5. And the young clerk smiled (with her eyes, she had on a mask) and said, “People are still people.” She said it with a lot less anger than I would have, bless her heart.
So: people are still people, and always will be. Do the best you can and set the kindest example possible and hopefully that will be enough (as I once heard Philip Gourevitch say in a presentation, and God knows he had seen some shit) to keep the barbarians outside the door.
Just give the runners some room, if possible, people are still people, after all.
Very wise words, thank you.