1. It is becoming apparent that, whatever the outcome of the #coronavirus pandemic, we will for years look back at our societies globally and learn more about ourselves judging by our responses to this crisis. So far, highly individualistic societies do not come off well at all..
2. In countries where people have grabbed up all the food and supplies in a panic, or continued to party on the beach because they think only of their robust, young immunity, it is clear there is no grasp of how our loving interconnectedness comes at the cost of responsibility...
3. In other places, like the Mediterranean culture I'm living in here in Lebanon, there is a very real sense of community (even despite the tribalist sectarianism here). People live with their families, grandma lives at home with everyone, and they want to protect her...
4. We in 'the West' can hold such superiority complexes about wealth, advancement, technology. But the invisible things we so often haven't prioritized above those - family, community, service to others, contribution to a greater happiness of everyone - are becoming apparent.
