Just the other day, I wrote a post talking about how I want to create a few books, that have been in my thoughts a long time.
I have my first draft for the introduction to a coffee table book I call The Great Masquerade of The New 20's. Looks like I'm actually coming around and doing it!! It's exciting, and I hope to do a lot more...
I have had a few coffee table book ideas, but let's start with the latest one. Here's a sample you can read while drinking a cup of something.
I would greatly appreciate those of you who read through it, to give me your honest opinions and suggestions... don't be shy, let me know how you really feel please. It will help me tremendously!
I will eventually need help editing the photos, and their order too, but for now let's focus on the little text that there is first.
Without any further ado, here is the intro:
We all felt the harm that was brought on to us by the corona virus. The 2020's began full of fear. There were reports of people dying left and right, from a virus that threatened everyone on planet earth. By the time a pandemic was declared, we were already being guided to restructure the way we live. Life as we knew it was officially over.
Most government health organizations recommended we should wear some sort of face covering in public. It was meant to protect ourselves, and the people we came in close contact with. At that point, most of the world listened to the warnings, and willingly wore masks to step outside the home.
When we were told that this virus was airborne, and that more and more people were dying everyday, it seemed as if this was really going to be it; the end of the world was upon us. Those who were in crowded cities found themselves stuck indoors. They were unable to go anywhere, some were forced by the nation or state they were in, due to very strict emergency lock-down laws, some out of freezing fear.
Those living far away from high density population centers had less restrictions, both in terms of lock-downs being enforced, and fear of becoming contaminated. It's a simple matter of having a lot less close contact with your neighbors and community.
Whether in large cities or in rural areas, people needed food, and going to the grocery store meant preparing for war. The mask(s) came on, then came the face shield, hand sanitizer was always full, surgical gloves ready to go, some bags, and out the door we went. A journey to the shop didn't necessarily mean you were coming back home. There was always that chance of catching this deadly virus that still haunts us today. When we made it home, safe and sound, it was time to strip our clothes to throw in the wash, and sanitize all the groceries.
The initial fear brought us to a place that really changed our daily habits, and interactions with one another. Not only did we have to social distance ourselves, but we also had lost our trust in each other.
While there were many different opinions on the way governments and health organizations handled the situation, a lot of damage was done. The world’s mental health has taken the biggest hit. Everywhere I look, I see how awkward people are in social settings, and how afraid we are to let go of that fear. The saddest piece of this puzzle is seeing kids playing alone on a deserted street wearing a mask.
This brings me to the physical damage these masks have created. The French found that small children learning to speak were developing speech impediments due to masks covering most adults’ facial expressions. For a being that learns best by mimicking others, we can imagine how much the inability to see another’s mouth moving would make learning to speak a difficult task. The other thing is we don’t really know what long term damage breathing through a mask, day in, and day out will do to developing lungs. On that matter we don’t know what it will do to fully developed adults either.
Environmentally, the impact of this pandemic feels like we took a few large steps backwards. While there was not much movement of goods between nations, less air pollution created by our vehicles, and people worked from home, when things opened up again, and we were somewhat allowed to freely move about, plastic gloves, food containers, individually wrapped everything, covid tests, face shields, and masks were littering the planet.
I have had many coffee table book ideas, but this one stands out the most because what we did to ourselves here is a pretty ugly thing. Look at the following images, and ponder… Yes we survived, but at what cost?
Well that's all folks (for now). I am toying with the idea of putting text under each photos I've taken for the book, and perhaps it should be simply full page images with or without a few words describing what I feel when I look at it. It'll be fun to look at, but at the same time needs to bring on a little disgust.
Thank you again to everyone's positive encouragements in regards to going ahead with writing a few ideas into books.
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