Corona Take Yo Ass Home
*COUGH* COUGH*
My face winced as I looked at my nasty ass co-worker coughing up a stormy.
I’m on edge I’ll admit it.
This past month has had our entire office having everyone scared to cough, sneeze, I hesitate to fart.
A co-worker of mine visited family in Colorado and came back with a cough.
There was a literal Mexican standoff in the office, with us holding Lysol bottles instead of guns. Vick’s cough drops as our bullets. Wipes as the extended clips. (I’ve taken this metaphor about as far as I can take it)
Simply put the coronavirus has the world’s attention.
It’s got you watching your neighbor.
You’d rather choke on food and just swallow. Then to cough it up.
It’s bad.
Everyone is feeling the pressure.
In these times, we find out that money truly isn’t everything.
Status isn’t everything.
Health is supreme.
We all want this to end, but it’s going to get a helluva lot worse before it gets better.
Our capitalistic society is slowly turning the tide and realizing we have to put people over capital.
We no longer have a choice.
Health has to be our priority…For EVERYONE.
This virus doesn’t target a certain group.
It doesn’t care about race. Gender. Age. Sexuality. Wallet size. Followers. Accomplishments. Talent. Physicality.
The virus is literally bringing people to their knees.
Corona is the true ‘CAN MAN’ because anybody CAN GET IT!
This is a virus which will eventually pass and be a time we reminisce about years from now.
“Remember that viral virus that almost turned life as we know it into a Walking Dead episode?”
People will think the (2011) film Contagion was made AFTER the virus hit. I mean have you had a chance to see that film it’s eerily similar to what’s happening today.
Bats started the virus.
The virus starts in China and spreads to all over the world.
You can’t wait for Matt Damon to leave the screen.
The infection rate is scary high.
Markets crash due to the virus.
A movie I watched and initially thought “YOU SIR ARE FAKE NEWS!” while eating greasy popcorn.
One thing I can appreciate about this virus is we as a nation are finally putting our health first. America has a funny way of putting the value of a DOLLAR over human life.
I guess that’s capitalism in a nutshell.
For the past decade as a millennial(*I cringe writing that word)
I hear horror stories about people pushing forward and doing what’s best for their company, or job out of fear of job security.
No one wants to be the person to call out of work sick.
I just know that we all have to put our health first before all things.
That is something that we as a nation have been asked to put corporations tasks, before our health a-lot.
Now is the time to take care of yourself.
It may be new to you, but you’ll get better at it.
It’s time to put you first.