In the next few weeks we will start to see the natural process of Natural Selection that Mother Nature deals out from time to time. The Plague, Black Death, Bubonic Plague was one of those Natural Selection events that to this day frightens people but once the cause of the plague was discovered (fleas on black rats). Guess what, scientists believe two of the three waves of plague originated in…..CHINA!
The Plague spread by commerce, on ships and trade routes. It also spread by people trying to flee the cities that had the disease. In fact, many Muslim countries were decimated by the plague back then. It all started, it is said by scientists when rats fled areas of climate change. HMMM.
At any rate, that was a bacteria that caused so much havoc, we are dealing with a virus this time and where did it originate? CHINA! Is history repeating itself? Could be. We also have a lot of Muslims invading countries, such as Italy, Germany, France, England and the United States. Seems coincidental, or does it? Makes one wonder.
What I know for fact is, Natural Selection will occur and people will die. Those who aren’t heeding warnings will infect others who are trying to keep their distance. I’ve heard that a couple of people in Kansas who tested positive are still running around, going to pharmacies, grocery stores and Lord knows where else, exposing unsuspecting people. The question is, how do we keep people from doing this? Should they be held responsible? The answer to the second question is yes but to the first question, there needs to be some type of incentive to stay home, perhaps fear of prison for exposing people to a potentially deadly disease. Right now I can see a scenario evolving of people turning against each other, similar to the Hunger Games.
People are already fighting for basic necessities in the grocery stores, and fears of food shortages are becoming real as people stock up on food. Now those known as preppers don’t seem so crazy. There has been a run on gun shops, people buying guns and ammunition in bulk. Before long you might see killings on the street as infected people walking around like zombies send those who aren’t sick into a panic and the news media would love for this to happen on President Trump’s watch.
In my neck of the woods, I know there will be sick people, that is a given. I will practice my usual social distancing as I am generally out of the population as I live on the farm. My odds are lower with living in the country and avoiding large population areas. My odds may also be lower as I am exposed to so much more bacteria and viruses through the livestock, so my immune system is stronger than the average city slicker. I could still get it, but as I said, my odds are lower for infection, even if my elderly mother has higher odds.
The only thing to do is wait this mess out. Nature selects the weak and I hate to see some of the elderly and very young suffer but it is the idiots running around who suspect they have it and not getting tested and those who know they have it but are still running around that will cause the death of some. But, like the Hunger Games, you never know who will come out ahead. You can only pray and with that, I trust only in God and in Him, I find comfort from the craziness. All you who are in a panic, all I can say is what Effie said in the Hunger Games; “May the odds ever be in your favor.”
Educated Cowpuncher 