Resistance test.
We know this well from sports. When you win, the joy and excitement overwhelm the need to analyse the flaws in your performance and make you forget the luck and luck that accompanied the win. When one loses, one looks for the culprit and frustration, depression and scepticism drive the actions that are the true test of character and resilience. The current situation arising from the spread of a viral disease cannot be described as a win or a loss, yet it bears the hallmarks of a social test. Some say - it is just another version of the flu, let us not panic. Others say - this pandemic will change the world. Both of these marginal views of the issue have their representatives in the ranks of politicians and experts alike. So the truth will again be somewhere in the middle. What matters is how we, as a human species, come out of this. And here is probably the more optimistic moment. Leaving aside some of the hyenistic attempts to abuse the system of helping the elderly (stealing from the elderly disguised as delivering food to their homes), or the peddling of toiletries at ungodly prices, human solidarity and simple understanding are evident. Family and friends reach out to each other with offers of help. People sew their own drapes and offer them to others. Students make antibacterial mixtures. When we were shopping yesterday, in the small line at the checkout, we and other shoppers gave each other priority. I just don't know if we were smiling at each other, because under our veils, these displays of emotion are not very visible. In contrast to the shoppers were the cashiers and staff. Not in behavior, but in equipment. No veils, no gloves. A doctor friend of mine had to send her nurse home because she has the only drape available for her office. And that's visibly insufficient for two people. It occurs to me that with responsible long-term policy, back-of-the-envelope thinking, skilled staffing, and professional crisis management, backed by knowledge and experience, the overall feel of the ongoing complications, restrictions, prohibitions, restrictions, obstructions, regulations and recommendations could be much better. We would pass the resilience test with a higher score than we do objectively now.