My wife Brenda and I were waiting in line outside at our favorite food market for groceries the other day and it felt like life changed in an instant, as our norms were cut off. This is the same store we were able to walk into freely without restriction just a few months ago, now we are met with orange cones spaced 6 feet apart in single file.

People in line were calm and orderly, what really changed? No one seemed impatient in line, little to no talking, those who spoke, did so in a almost quiet respectful way. It was like a “hush” in the atmosphere.

This silent infector and killer COVID-19 has put something on our minds. It’s slowed us down a bit, and given us reason to think. It was hard to stand in the line without thinking about why we were going through this change.

People have died, gotten sick, many have contracted Coronavirus without knowing they have the virus. (A Symptomatic). The masks remind us, the gloves remind us, the silence reminds us, the quarantine remind us, the empty streets, the closed businesses remind us, that normal for us has vanished, and a different life has emerged.

The new normal is imminent, we get glimpses of it but we don’t really know what it will look like in full affect. If I was to base the outcome our future today on a grocery line experience, I believe life would be better different beyond the pandemic.

anablepsis.