Life got crazy and I became a writer.
I always thought my opinion paled in comparison to the most educated among us. And even if their arguments were asinine, in principle I thought we all agreed that our common humanity came first. I believed there was an unspoken pact to protect the minds of our children, not to exploit our communities, and to refrain from hostile confrontations, unless provoked. Covid changed that. Looking back, I laugh; I was so naive, I was sleepwalking.
At the height of Covid, the reports of infections and deaths were horrible. Individual perception and political posturing became more important than the essence of humanity.
Every institution was affected. Worst of all, while being sequestered in our homes, our past-time became thinking. We were confined within our heads while in our homes. There were no more appointments, no more meetings, no place to meet friends or strangers. There was no social hierarchy; no one was smarter, owning designer clothes didn’t matter, money couldn’t buy what we wanted most – community. All we could do was think, agonize, and think some more.
What Flicked?
For me, I had a question. Was I alone? Was I the only one with thoughts about community and duty? I needed to know; the writing began.
In short, ‘About Me’, is my journey in participating in the marketplace of ideas with the emphasis on promoting our common humanity and advocating for a pact I thought we had between us.
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