When I first heard about
COVID-19,
I thought it would be nothing
I had to worry about.
I believed it would be stopped
before it expanded.
I thought it wouldn’t reach
my corner of the planet.
I was wrong.
Clearly.
I tracked the spread
and realized d@mn quickly
it would be a danger
to the people I love.
I changed my position,
ordered the best masks
I could obtain,
donned makeshift masks
while I waited for the order
to arrive,
long before mask-wearing was enforced.
Being open
to changing my mind
helped keep myself
and my loved ones safe.
Right now,
you and I are likely clinging
to stances
that will be proven
to be wrong.
Being open to changing
those stances
could help save
our growing businesses,
our relationships,
and perhaps
even our lives.
Have the strength
and the intelligence
to change your mind.