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1918 Spanish Flu killed 50+ Million people, 1957 Asian Flu killed over 2million and in 2009 over 545 000 died, yes I had it, and I survived.  What is different this time? Is #CoronaVirus any different.  To be honest, I will leave that to the scientists to discuss.  However, the World reacted differently this time.  Has this been a reflection on the ability and willingness to communicate internationally by the scientific/political communities, have governments upped their moral and ethical sense of duty, or in this age of modern technology with the rapid growth of unregulated social media posts, fake news etc., have the 'powers that be' simply been more proactive with the handling of information released in a timely manner.   So many questions. Personally I believe Society has changed and communication amongst the international community has also changed, sometimes for good and depending on your perspective, on some occasions for the worse. Therefore anyone hoping to

I find it interesting how in a post millennial society, where one is encouraged to be an individual, a large number of people still adhere to pack mentality.  We see examples of this every day when one person begins crossing a road, several others follow etc. One person sees a bargain in a shop and soon word of mouth gets around. One person dies from toilet roll starvation and soon the nation is in fear for its life, in case it starves from toilet paper hunger.  In all seriousness, why do we panic buy? Why is it those with money and poses the most starve and restrict the most needy. The elderly who lives on a pension, having saved the nation from occupation now can't eat because the neighbours have gone in their cars and bought all the bread, flour, pasta etc etc. Before the pensioner has managed to catch the bus to the same shop.  People talk about "war time conditions", but ask those who have lived in such times, they will tell you a different story. One of neighbours l

There are times in our lives when the sun shines in the sky yet we feel as though we are in the darkness, or is that just me?.  Probably not!  Just look at the World today and there only seems to be darkness.  Countries testing weapons of mass destruction, famines, children living on streets, families fighting in civil wars, and there is #Covid -19. Yet amid these darkened events, where as individuals we feel hopeless and question ourselves, our role, purpose or significance not only in this World but also in our own communities.  However,  we matter, we have a purpose, You and I can make the sun shine. Only the other day I was watching a documentary a tour of Cuba and Haiti.  In Haiti many people live in a beautiful island, with magnificent natural surroundings, Yet since the earthquake they live in poverty, having to buy water daily, with what little they have,  just to survive. Many of the young children/youth live on the streets, not in cardboard boxes, tents, or sleeping bags,