Our children and grand children are warned to be extra cautious around us. We are the “vulnerable”, because our bodies are not as strong as they used to be. Our resistance to germs, bacteria, bugs and viruses are not what it used to be.
The Corona virus did what laws and instructions and “yes we know” could not do.
It changed the way in which we interact with each other and how we communicate. Washing your hands often has always been “yes I know”. Hugging your grand children has always been an unquestionable right and privilege which nobody dare question.
Grandpa and Grandma are “at risk” people. We can die if Corona gets hold of us,
But we are not worried about getting the virus from our grand kids. We are concerned that we will transfer the virus to them!. You see, we are not so scared of dying anymore. If we can choose, we prefer not to die in pain, and above all, we don’t want to die alone.
We, the “old” people, we want to die with our loved ones next to our death beds. But we sure as hell don’t want to die with them next to us without being able to hold their hands when we leave.
So, if we nag everyone to wash their hands, if we are slow in wiping the supermarket trolley handles, if our eyes follow our grand children as they move around, that is not because we are getting old and senile. It’s just because we are super scared that one of our loved ones get the virus.
Because, you see, we stopped fearing death many years ago, around the time our first grand child was born. Our fear for ourselves was substituted by fear for the welfare of our grand children.
If you’re my grand child, I want you to hug me. It’s not a problem if I get the virus. I would be very happy if you hug me to death, even with a virus hug. Because being hugged by a grand child has no substitute.
At least we know it’s OK if we can’t hug for a while. Most of us will survive Corona.
And, because we do the right things like washing our hands, staying indoors until it’s warm enough not to catch a cold, and drinking the doctor’s, and our, trusted potions, we are OK. You can hug us and we can hug you. But we both need to watch where we go, what we do and how we do it.
If for no other reason, just because we don’t want you to get Corona.
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