Another sunny day outside, some little patches of altocumulus, one or two showing maybe signs of a bit of vertical development. Nice for a walk to the food shop, masked up because of going in the shop. I wonder what the nudgemeisters who run our government think about the idea of altruism as motivation. If it figures at all, they should ask us to wear masks to protect others. I guess the problem is there aren’t enough. Asking people to improvise something may feel like making us second class citizens. Another problem is the mask itself may become a source of contamination, specially if it needs constant adjustment (but I can’t believe that’s worse than directing a stream of festering droplets at your fellow shoppers).
Anyway, these months have been hard for some.
Merciful God, we pray for people
who are finding it hard,
in sickness and in grief,
drinking to stave off the boredom,
trapped indoors with demanding children
or violent husbands.
Give them hope, we pray.