Coronavirus Pandemic and My Thoughts

The following is a posting on Facebook that has gone viral.

I have been wearing a mask every time I leave home since 27th March. I’m not sure why being considerate to others for the common good is now being mocked by some who are calling it “living in fear”, but it needs to stop!!!... When I wear a mask over my nose and mouth in public and in the stores/Supermarkets/Pharmacies/Offices - I want you to know the following:

📷 I'm educated enough to know that I could be asymptomatic and still give you the virus.

📷 No, I don't "live in fear" of the virus; I just want to be part of the solution, not the problem.

📷 I don't feel like the "government controls me". I feel like I'm an adult contributing to the security in our society and I want to teach others the same.

📷 If we could all live with the consideration of others in mind, the whole world would be a much better place.

📷 Wearing a mask doesn't make me weak, scared, stupid or even "controlled". It makes me caring and responsible.

📷 When you think about your appearance, discomfort, or other people's opinion of you, imagine a loved one - a child, father, mother, grandparent, aunt, uncle or even a stranger - placed on a ventilator, alone without you or any family member allowed at their bedside.....Ask yourself if you could have helped them a little by wearing a mask.

I am inviting you all to copy this and post it on your wall as your post if you agree with me.

Here is a copy and paste of something I wrote on Facebook back on July 7, 2020:

I fail to understand why some people just don't get it. Neither do I understand why the face mask naysayers would rather be inconsiderate of and jeopardize my health and the health of others with an attitude of others be damned. 

If, in fact, face masks and social distancing do nothing to help spread the coronavirus, I prefer to err on the side of caution by wearing a mask and social distance in order to do my part in fighting the dreaded Covid 19 disease. To me, it's a matter of consideration and respect for others and not of selfish disregard for the safety of other people. My principles are not so ingrained that I would carelessly and callously put the health of others in danger.

And here is a copy and paste of a Facebook posting that I made on July 16, 2020:

If I am wrong in my strong belief that everyone should wear a face mask and social distance in public, and I practice that policy, I have harmed no one.

If the people who poo-poo my perspective maintain a staunch refusal to wear a face mask and social distance in public and act according to their beliefs are wrong, many people may be harmed and even die.

I would rather err on the side of caution, be considerate of other people, and wear a face mask as well as maintain an adequate social distance than to throw caution to the wind and be like the inconsiderate, ill mannered naysayers who disrespect people, placing other people's lives at risk, and who in the practice of their policy of mask refusal and of social distance refusal are demonstrating their contempt of pro-life.

In my humble opinion, whatever the reason that any person may give for refusing to wear a face mask in public and/or to practice social distancing in public during the coronavirus pandemic, that person is just plain inconsiderate of other people. All such persons can give any excuse they want, but the bottom line is they do not give two hoots about the well-being of other people. They do not believe in the sanctity of life. They are not pro-life. That's it in a nutshell. Period.