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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSo, I recently made a statement on my personal page that I\u2019m leaving Facebook and frankly, it was because I\u2019m tired of the doom and gloom, and people being nasty to each other.<\/p>\n
In saying that, helpful tips and posts about what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t is not the issue. It\u2019s the way we\u2019re all treating each other that I have a problem with. This virus isn\u2019t a political issue. It shouldn\u2019t be an us vs. them thing. It\u2019s a virus that is making some people really sick, and others not so much. We should be taking care of ourselves all the time, yet for some reason when it\u2019s forced on people, they panic.<\/p>\n
And that panic has turned into uncontrollable fear. And that uncontrollable fear has us seeing the worst in humanity. Hoarding essentials, people hurting other people because they think the world is coming to end; it\u2019s just awful that we can\u2019t seem to support each other instead of attacking. Myself included. I\u2019ll own that.<\/p>\n
So after I made my Facebook post, I went to the grocery store. I needed something for dinner. Very simple.<\/p>\n
And while I was standing in the aisle with my daughter, we were approached by an older gentleman whose name is Mark. \u2018M-a-r-k,\u2019 he would tell us later, and he lives close. By himself. And he stopped us because he wanted to know how to make a cheese sandwich. He doesn\u2019t know how to cook, you know. And he wanted to know if he should put butter or mayonnaise on the outside of his bread to grill it. I suggested butter. Because I think mayonnaise might be gross.<\/p>\n
As he moved closer and closer to us, we didn\u2019t back away. He wasn\u2019t coughing or sneezing nor did he look ill. I told him my dad was in Korea. He said he was, too. And for forty five minutes, Kaitlyn and I were absolutely honored to listen to his stories of war and tales from overseas. He was careful with his language, knowing that eliminating the colorful words for Kaitlyn\u2019s sake might dull his stories, but he told them anyway.<\/p>\n
And then he told me that the reason he doesn\u2019t cook is because he always goes out to eat, but they had shut down his favorite restaurant, so there he was, buying bread, cheese and White Castle microwaveable cheeseburgers.<\/p>\n
And then, at some point, it dawned on me. He didn\u2019t stop us because he didn\u2019t know how to make a grilled cheese. He stopped us because he is lonely.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s lonely because he can\u2019t go to his favorite restaurant and sit in his favorite booth and talk to his favorite server.<\/p>\n
Because fear and panic is removing not just groceries, TP, and canned goods. It\u2019s removing the very basic principles of humanity.<\/p>\n
So, if you want my totally unsolicited opinion, wash your hands, be cautious, get what you need, and take care of your families, but by God, please, please be good to each other.<\/p>\n
He had enough essentials, but on this day, he didn\u2019t have enough love.<\/p>\n
I think we can all use a little more of that, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n
Put down your keyboards. Shove aside your \u2018facts.\u2019 Close your opinionated mouths. And just love each other.<\/p>\n
Do your social distancing. Stay safe. But please don\u2019t forget the Marks in the world who still need you to say hello.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re going to come out the other side of this at some point, one way or another. Let\u2019s not destroy each other in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n
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