*Is the coronavirus bringing out the best in people, or the
worst? Over time, which of those will win?
*Is God, or the Universe, or Mother Nature, or the planet
(take your pick) sending us a message? For example, will the forced world
slowdown caused by the disease buy us some time on climate change?
*Will the fly-over states now become fly-into states,
perceived as safer, less crowded, and cheaper places to live? What will happen
to property values?
*What will be the effects on the birth rate? Will social
distancing mean fewer humans will be conceived, or, if couples are forced to
stay home with each other, will it result in more babies? When the coronavirus
is over, will there be a population explosion, a whole new set of Boomers?
*How will the coronavirus affect elections? Will states and
counties make absentee voting more available? Will coronavirus dominate the
debate going forward, to the exclusion of all other issues, or will it affect
all those issues? Since these are not normal times by any stretch, should the
national election be delayed? (Calm down there, that’s just a question).
*How soon will things bounce back after the coronavirus? Bounce
back to what, exactly?
*What is work as we know it going to look like on the other
side? Will the big companies allow more employees to work from home permanently?
Will those companies decide they don’t need floors full of people in cubicles
anymore? What will they do with the extra space? What effects will there be on
lifestyles?
*As individuals, what is now important to us, and what is
now trivial? What don’t we worry about now, that we used to? What constitutes
feeling what we think of as “normal”?
*And finally – again, as individuals, are we ready for
death, not only legally, but emotionally and spiritually? Not that it has to
happen now, but…so when WILL we be ready?
Some of these questions demand a more or less immediate answer,
and others don’t. It’s OK to express hope, but is it also OK to say, we just
don’t know, for now?
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