Remember

Often times in life we do not realize what we cherish until we have lost it.

Occasionally we are afforded a glimpse of what life would be without our cherished desire, and the experience serves as a vivid reminder we can never forget.

2020 is our vivid reminder of our need for human touch.

Remember…

Seeing the smile of a stranger you held the door for…

Feeling a firm handshake of a new acquaintance…

Receiving a hug from a friend simply because you needed one…

Immersing in the exhilaration of the crowd at a great music concert…

Shimmying up to the bar to order drinks during happy hour…

Participating in the wave at your favorite sporting event…

Squeezing in to a fully occupied elevator and feeling relieved because you made it in time…

This used to be our normal lives.

Life without human touch is sterile, virtual, and isolated.

Our communication lacks depth because like texting it is uninformed by body language or vibration.

We are reduced to digital simulations that can more easily be labeled and categorized.

Consideration is quaint.

Cancel culture is rampant.

Mutual understanding is obsolete.

This is the new normal.

Never forget how we feel today.

Yet we will move past COVID-19. The health implications of social interaction will restore to normal.

We will have the opportunity to reconnect with each other.

How we connect will be a function of the perspective we have gained.

We are one humanity.

Interdependently nourished by the natural environment that sustains us.

Remember…