Reflect on 'The Pandemic'
 
Reflect means grasping the totality of a situation, especially our own role in producing it
Ask if you learned the lesson an experience presents. Without review, integration, and resolution, we have wasted the opportunity it presents to us. Learn more.
 
 
Select an argument on the side you oppose
Enter the frame of mind of a person who has this perspective. Say something good about them.

Left
– Our responsibility to society as a whole is paramount.
– Science and medicine should be trusted.
– Measures such as social distancing and getting the vaccine are minor discomforts.
– They may have relatives who died or are at risk.

Right
– Personal freedom is most important.
– There is an over-reaction by science and medicine.
– The purpose of lockdowns is social control.
– Wearing masks is not trivial. It diminishes our humanity, and is a sign of weakness and fear.
– Wearing masks is very uncomfortable for some people.

In what ways is your life unhealthy or dangerous? Think of the food you eat, the drugs or alcohol you consume, the amount of exercise you get, the way you get around town. Think of what you do for entertainment, the things you are addicted to, the quality of your relationships, etc.