We are three months or more into the Covid-19 pandemic, and yet every day we seem to be bombarded with more bad news about it. The failed federal pandemic response. The day by day increase in cases. The testing and tracking conundrum.
Just when we think things can't get any worse, we are alerted to the rising incidence of life-threatening complications in children. The shelving of CDC guidelines for businesses that plan to reopen. The hacking of vaccine research by foreign governments.
On top of all this, we still have to deal with the inevitable trials and tribulations of daily life that occur even when things are going along pretty normally. A neighbor is injured in a car crash. A friend has a heart attack. Tornadoes are in the forecast.
Bad news abounds.
Yet, there is some good news. Several experimental treatments for Covid-19 are starting to show promise. Progress is being made toward an effective vaccine. Many countries are beginning to show a decrease in the number of new infections, proving it can be done.
And then there's this: today is warm and sunny. The birds are singing their usual songs. Little creatures everywhere are venturing out of their burrows and nests. The trees are in full bloom.
When the news is bad, you can usually tease out some good news. A baby is born. A puppy is adopted. Someone is discharged from the hospital. It's there if you look for it:
Bad news abounds.
Yet, there is some good news. Several experimental treatments for Covid-19 are starting to show promise. Progress is being made toward an effective vaccine. Many countries are beginning to show a decrease in the number of new infections, proving it can be done.
And then there's this: today is warm and sunny. The birds are singing their usual songs. Little creatures everywhere are venturing out of their burrows and nests. The trees are in full bloom.
When the news is bad, you can usually tease out some good news. A baby is born. A puppy is adopted. Someone is discharged from the hospital. It's there if you look for it:
"Bad news: a lot can change in a year.
Good news: a lot can change in a year."
~Rohit hooda~
"The bad news: nothing lasts forever.
The good news: nothing lasts forever."
~g.o.~
"The bad news is we don't have any control.
The good news is we can't make any mistakes."
~Chuck Palahniuk~
"The bad news:
there is no key to the universe.
The good news:
it was never locked."
~Swami Beyondananda~
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