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The end of the beginning?

Colin Campbell
by Colin Campbell on 04/07/20 18:00

Somewhere along the line I picked up a definition of bravery.

It’s centred around making decisions in difficult situations when you actually had a choice.

If you’ve ever watched Hacksaw Ridge (based on a true story) he could have climbed down with the rest of the men but he didn’t.

If you’ve ever looked closely at the story of Nelson Mandela he could have come off Robben Island and retired but he didn’t.

He could also have set his country on fire in a pursuit of revenge against those who had persecuted his people. But he didn’t.

Bravery is difficult, it is extremely uncomfortable and the risks associated with it are enormous (generally).

That’s why it’s bravery.

The bravery paradox though means that once we do the brave thing and we ‘get away with it’ then we settle into comfort and are much less likely to be brave again when a choice comes because we choose comfort.

I don’t believe that we will exit the COVID-19 pandemic and return back into ‘normal life’.

I believe that it will change everything or almost everything forever going forwards.

It will be time to learn new ways to do things, new economics and adopt new priorities.

If you didn’t already value resilience and creativity in your children then you should value it now.

If you’ve ever developed a sense of entitlement amongst your family or your children or your friends you should try to begin the process of deconstructing that because those who remain entitled are likely to be very, very disappointed.

This weekend we’ll see some people ‘returning to normal’ as the pubs open and will unleash a wave of alcohol induced madness around the UK.

I’m told the Queen’s medical centre have basically set up on a major incident footing for Saturday night, expecting the amount of carnage that will come their way through an accident and emergency unit which now can only cope with about 50% of it’s previous capacity.

It’s possible to take a different route isn’t it? To redesign your life a little bit away from entitlement into something more sustainable which creates community and helps as many people as it’s feasible to do.

It’s also possible to go the other way, to where we were before the 24th March where it’s all about us and what I can get and what’s next.

Honestly, I don’t think this is the beginning of the end of COVID-19, I think it’s the end of the beginning of a very different society and world to come.

I’m not sure that’s a good thing or a bad thing, I’m just quite sure it’s a thing.    

 

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