Thread by @AJKayWriter

Think of all the beautiful moments of your life that happened in-person:

- meeting your very first best friend
- your first date w/ the love of your life
- impromptu travel that changed your worldview
- 2am conversations that made you feel so connected and understood…

🧵🪡

- a performance or presentation which was utterly terrifying but opened doors that were previously shut
- a crowded concert/rally/event where you shared in a moment so much greater than yourself
- witnessing your grand baby enter the world
- comforting your grandma as she left it

Now consider how many of those life-affirming moments/events/experiences people have foregone over the past two years.

And how many more people will forego if restrictions persist…

Make no mistake, ppl died while you were busy living. We have all shared viruses that affected others somewhere down the line…

I held my grandma’s hand as she died of viral pneumonia. Did I give it to her? How would I even know? We never went looking for someone to blame…

The problem is that abject fear has caused so many to lose perspective and rationality. What we need is compassion and context.

What we need—most of all—is to value our connection to each other.

In the finite time we each have on earth, is there anything that matters more?