We really have a unique opportunity! We can just wait for the nightmare to end or we can use it to help us grow as people.
I vote for the latter!!!
How do we do that?
In many ways. Here is one: We make sure to CAREFULLY follow guidelines with the KAVANNA [מצוות צריכות כוונה לפי הרבה פוסקים] that we will faithfully safeguard the most valuable gifts given to us by our Creator: LIFE AND HEALTH!! Make your motto: Mask is Mitzva!
Also, we will remember that if we are not careful then we will pass the virus onto others. This not only endangers them but also forces them to stay locked up in quarantine.
My 6 year old Adina has a classmate who contracted the virus - so into quarantine we go in addition to all of the families of her entire class. My cousins family is in quarantine as two of his children got it. My brother and sister in law are ALSO in quarantine. You ALSO probably know many people with this fate.
We impact others!!! Our mood impacts the mood of those around us. Even when we say nothing we give off vibes - make sure that they are positive!! SMILE A LOT!!! Give out compliments like a bartender gives out beers. Be positive - even when you aren't feeling it. The world is going through an extremely serious mental health crisis. You would not BELIEVE who is suffering from deep depression. Be part of the solution!
The mandate of every Jew as an individual and all of us as a collective is ונברכו בך כל משפחות האדמה - we should must be a source of blessing to the WHOLE WORLD.
