In the short time COVID-19 has been a part of our daily existence, it has taught us a lifetime’s worth of lessons.
First, it’s taught us to manage our frustration with our fellow man. Yes, I’m talking about the hoarding. Hoarding of toilet paper, paper towels, ramen noodles, meat, and cleaning products. I mean, does anyone really need eight containers of Clorox wipes? Come on. As Frank Costanza, played by the late Jerry Stiller on “Seinfeld,” used to say, “Serenity Now!”
We’ve all had to learn to deal with disappointment. I feel particularly sad for the high school seniors; the ones who had sports or activities canceled this spring, who didn’t get to go to prom, say goodbye to classmates and teachers, and who won’t get to don that gap and gown and walk in a real graduation ceremony. These milestones are a rite of passage that allows them to properly close the door on one life chapter before walking through the next.
But mostly it’s taught, or at least reminded, us of the importance of being flexible, and boy have we been flexible. From household budgets and at-home learning to working from home or not working at all, flexibility has been the name of the game.
