REALLY AND TRULY NO KIDDING

     Evidently it takes a known person falling ill to make it real to Trump, but also evidently, it is not enough for him to shut his stupid mouth and let the experts run the show. There are so many inexperienced, brain short people running around in this particular kitchen that the broth is either undercooked or overboiled, total results being that the broth is not served and people go hungry. Sum total of aid given at the right moment, to the right place, in the right condition? Negative numbers indeed.
    How many more times are we to listen to this man blow hot air, boasting of his accomplishments, changing his stories from minute to minute never mind even reaching week to week. He has alienated every sector of government and private industry, proven his incompetence at running a crisis racked country, and remains a television ratings driven person, still thinking in terms that mean nothing to the people dying in hospitals, alone in their rooms, as couples divide, as couples make plans three and four layers deep as to whom exactly will care for their children should both die in this pandemic, especially if both parents are medical or aid or even grocery personnel. So much for the truth, for this man denies it all and remains mired in some lala land that only he and his benighted followers still see.
      This is much to our detriment, as more and more of us fall victim to the virus and more die as time goes on. We are not making progress, no matter how much this fool pushes a medicine unproven for the virus, now in short supply for those who actually need it for other diseases or rants on about new tests that never materialize. New testing centers are being set up by localities left alone to swim or sink and thank the Lord Above that more of them are proving more competent than the ostensible leader who is aping the march of the Pied Piper rather than the victory march we so desperately need.
     As my nephew now falls ill and remains in quarantine, as his family is left in a void as to the future, we need to walk on the really and truly line if we are to make it through this mess. We need to stop allowing the inmates to run this country. We need to stop listening to the hot air and nonsense spewing forth from the mouths of those who are worse than ignorant. We need to understand the depth of this mess, the time wrenching changes it already has made and the new world, the After, that is coming or rather already here. We need to alter our thinkng, our planning if we are to recover as time goes on. We need to plan for a world more inundated with these threats even as we see that the skies are clearer now, proof that industry does pollute and we need to do something about that. Regulations must return. Care for humanity must return. Aid must be given for long term recovery and survival for this crisis is with us for the long run.
     Most of all we need to behave as thinking and rational adults, beings, who understand the inportance of every step taken or not taken as we battle for our survival. Really and truly, no kidding at all, we need to dig deep into our reserves, personal and otherwise, souls and pockets, if we are to remain viable as the world and society we now have, along with deep changes, changes for the better, one hopes - and prays. We need to choose our leaders with more discernment. We need to look deep within the hearts and minds of those who put themselves forth and see if they actually are helpful or just greedy, selfish, hungry for power. This is true for all countries of the world for none is immune.
      There was an old show that contained a song within it, the song called Ben Adam - Son of Man. It opened with these lines:
     Ben Adam, Ben Adam,
     Son of Man, Son of Man
     Lend your brother your hand
     Tayn yad el yad.
 Obviously it is a mixture of Hebrew and English, what we need today. We need a mix, a good one, one that invigorates the positive and downplays the negative, one that works rather than instigates. Can we come up with such a mix? Can we follow the pleas of the song? I hope so, for otherwise more will fall, more will die, the aftereffects, the traumas, will continue and if we are not careful the underlying foundations of society can be shattered. That is not what we want. Or is it exactly that for some as they calulate foolishly, coldly, and dangerously, what they estimate they can profit from and by. It is upon us to find the right mix, the correct approach, the real and true one - all kidding aside. Only then will that stew, that broth be edible, sustaining and nourishing body, mind, heart and soul.
     I pray for that time. May we reach it soon. May we all learn from this crisis and may we all stay safe and well. Remember your neighbors and be mindful of their needs as well. Leave selfishness out in the cold. Let goodness flow in. That is the only path we need to remember for all else will follow.