A BRIEF STATEMENT
Over five hundred thousand. We hit a number that should have been impossible to hit in the most well-resourced nation in the world, perhaps in the history of the world. I’ve gotten so used to being disappointed in our COVID response, I’ve got more than pandemic fatigue. I’ve got disappointment fatigue.
That’s a sad realization because the people who have died and the people who knew and loved them don’t get to be fatigued. There’s no rest for that weary state. Not yet at least. So before we press on with the day or our lives or even the stories in this email, let’s pause to remember the people who have died. Think about the 500,000 dead in the USA and 2 million dead beyond US borders.
Even if we didn’t personally know them, they lived. They meant something. With at least one long breath, let’s acknowledge that. Stay vigilant and patient with yourselves and each other. We are not through this yet.
