Controlled Isolation

When I was a kid, I learned the meaning of balance by walking railroad tracks. It was both fun and a self-imposed classroom. At some point in my life, I learned that isolation was not a good thing when it contributed to the death of people disconnected from others. Nevertheless, in 2020, I am learning the value of isolation and how it may contribute highly in the well being and survival of the entire human species. In a real way, I suppose one could call this brand of separation, 'Controlled Isolation'. According to the CDC, the war against The Coronavirus COVID 19 is best fought by quarantining, distancing, and masking. These are words that can be summed up with one word-ISOLATION. There are those who might even develop an entire new isolation philosophy because of the virus, but I am not one of them. Strategy and philosophy are two different things, both of which may serve us well at any given time. At best, based on what I have seen and experienced in 2020, people have been drawn together and not isolated, whether it was family to family or each of us reaching out to feed and care for one another. Words fall short in expressing the devoted efforts of healthcare workers and first responders. Life is a lot about balance, and I was taught it as a child long before Coronavirus COVID 19. Who knew? 072320PSCtest, Isolation Philosophy, Anne Cooke