Pandemic still allows nature creep out through the cracks

A Different View with Dave O’Connell

It may be delusional to try and seek the positives in this maelstrom given that the world – and humanity – as we know it is so fundamentally under threat.

But it is unfathomable darkness that makes us appreciate the joy of light – and everywhere we look there are extraordinary things happening to give us a sliver of hope.

Of course, top of the list is the dedication and commitment of so many who put their own needs and worries to the back of the queue so that they can look after others.

From the consultants who never sleep to the neighbours who do the shopping, the world is full of truly great people whose work ethic and kindness show us that all is a long way from lost.

Even those who have suffered either the medical or economic reality of this awful pandemic have seen the light through the crack; so many of those now without work are the very ones helping others through the nightmare.

Our world will be changed forever – and that’s with the hope that we survive – and this may not be a one-time thing, but we might just have recovered our humanity in the depths of a global crisis.

Someone saw the positive in having no planes in the skies; you can hear the birdsong even in the shadow of major international airports.

Much was made of the fact that the canal waters in Venice – devoid of the gondolas and tourists – were suddenly clean again, and healthy enough for fish to thrive there for the first time in living memory.

Someone saw the world from a satellite pic and could see China, because it wasn’t engulfed in smog.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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