The Blissful Times.

For once we actually have to have them...

Earlier this morning I was lounging outside in the divine sunshine on our sun-lounger. Only yesterday I had hauled it down from its winter parking space and put it opposite our front door. Out of sight out of mind and vica verca indeed. Soaking up sunshine is one of the proponents of keeping healthy and if the weather obliges, why not.

It was the most blissful time on this lounger. The streets were quieter than normal with only the odd tractor gurgling about somewhere. This newfound corona solitude must have made the rounds of the bird news feeder as they couldn't have been happier nor chirpier. They are singing the joys of spring from just about every tree, rooftop and shrub. Imagine, hardly any pollution for them to breathe in and hardly any danger of being flattened by a car windscreen.

Looking up into the sky was a revelation of how stupid as a society we had become. There was a lack of vapour trails in fact only one that I could see. All those needless cheap flights and holidays taken suddenly make no sense at all considering that we are fine without them. When this crisis is over many will think twice before mindlessly consuming just for the sake of it and not for the need of it. We are all starting to really live again, connect with family and reconnect with ourselves.

Rather funny seeing all of the ' adults ' at home and with time on their hands. Time they spend cruising about on the avenues of social media. Me too, by the way. Slowly but surely the habits of old are changing and we are realizing that all that stuff we have, want or must have is useless in times like these and doesn't it stand to reason that it is ( was ) useless all along?

Consumption must of course resume but perhaps we can steer it to a more meaningful one and also the governments the world over should rethink their stance on basic income, because if we had it, then all this would only be a minor bump in the road...

Biggi