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Thanks to our heroes during the Covid-19 pandemics

Maybe it’s because I’m “of a certain age” or I’m just a curmudgeon, but boy, I have a catalog of things that annoy me.

People riding behind are head and shoulders at the top of the list. Perhaps I can, more or less, justify this annoyance because it can be dangerous. However, a lot of the others just rub me raw for no particular reason except, well, I don’t know, just because.

For example, it really gives me a pull on the chain when I see that stupid, foolish, ridiculous – even offensive – “fashion style” of pants buttoned under the butt. The way I see it, you have to waddle as you walk, holding your pants with one hand so they don’t fall down to your ankles, you may want to rethink the way you’re wearing your clothes; just say. I don’t know why it bothers me so much, but I’ll admit it, it does.

Another one of my annoyances is the “inflation” of the word “hero”, now they are tasked with representing virtually anyone who does what is expected of them, or even less, without sacrifices of their own.

“She is a true hero; she walks her dog every day.”

“My children are heroes; they clean their rooms without being asked.”

Go! Really? Can I be a hero because I paid my bills or managed to take off my pajamas? Drowning the terror and resulting paralysis that I overcome daily during the pandemic? No I dont think so. We are all doing it and by definition we cannot all be heroes.

A definition of hero is “a person known for courageous acts or nobility of character; or who, in the opinion of others, has special personal qualities, abilities, or achievements and is considered a role model or ideal.”

In fact, the crisis in which we find ourselves has brought genuine, real and tangible heroes who, despite the risk, continue to advance, contributing to the common good and endangering their own.. Amid all the chaos, confusion, and anxiety these days, I felt it was an honor, as well as appropriate, to call you.

Thanks to the delivery guys; UPS, FedEx, post office employees and everyone else who gives those of us “shelter in place” what we must do the best we can in dire circumstances. Daily they play with exposure to the virus to provide us with almost everything we need; office supplies to cosmetics to groceries. We have ignored your contributions for too long. They are the arteries that keep us functional and (mostly) sane. Thank you for your continued service.

When it comes to needs, who would think that our role models would include employees and staff at supermarkets, hardware stores, pharmacies, gas stations, and other businesses deemed “essential”? They can be crucial to the public good, but maintaining that good can be detrimental to those who show up for work every day, protected from exposure only (and not always) by thin latex gloves, social distancing, and if you’re “lucky. “, a plastic shield between them and us. Thanks for your service.

Certainly without disrespecting the above, but, first and foremost, thank you, thank you, and a thousand times more, to the literal front line in this war: healthcare providers, doctors, nurses, medical technical assistants, teams. emergency, including administrative staff. Tragically and wrongly, they are ill-equipped, overloaded, and stretched beyond breaking points. Yet at extreme personal risk, they, like wave after wave of soldiers that invaded Normandy during World War II, continue to advance, heads down, towards the beach, bombarded nonstop, relentless in their mission. Your own personal health and safety have become secondary to the needs of the sick, sick, and scared. They did not sign up to be soldiers; instead, they chose to dedicate their lives to the healing arts. Yet there they are, the brave, courageous, and committed heroes who are at the forefront in this battle for survival. There are no words for the thanks and appreciation we have for their sacrifice and service. Just get to know him, and know that if we can do more, we could.

When this is all over, there will be no ticker tape parade down Fifth Avenue. We will not be able to greet the men and women returning to the Homefront. Keys to the city will not be handed out as a grateful community cheers for their sacrifices. However, it is they who will have brought us back to light. It is they who will restore our personal and public health. It is they who we own so much and we can never pay that debt.

“Thank you” sounds hollow but it feels so deep. We see you. You matter We care. In our eyes, you are today’s angels.

Please be careful. Be healthy. Take care of each other.

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