Yet, I am saddened by the words we see and hear, and the lemming-like belief of that rhetoric. Absolute power, blame in absurd conspiracies, and even a voice in favor of anarchy. I write this is a cautionary piece, I’ve tried to veer away from personal opinion, (Terribly difficult to be sure). Here are a few facts; COVID-19 is real, the impact is real, for proof, look around. Close your ears off and open your eyes. We are in for a global cultural shift. With no end in sight, you can be sure the effects will have long-lasting consequences and certainly will not abate overnight.

But, we can look to our futures and those of our children (or at least the generation behind yours). Find a glimmer of hope to light our way through the darkness. To do that we must look beyond the headlines, dig deeper into the words we see and hear. Even now, my words, look closer, dig deeper. The innate power of words can be taken back by controlling the way in which you interact with them. The tendency is to be complacent in our listening, change that, and engage in the language. Understand communication, propaganda, opinion, and fact. Philosophy has long argued the form of arguments and thus given us a foundation in which to become active listeners. Ask where did that come from, why are you saying that now, at this time, is there more information out there? We are in the age of information, use it. But wisely.