Our lives have been pretty smooth sailing since 1945, the end of world war two. Except for nine eleven and wars in the middle east, nothing has made a huge impact on how we live our everyday lives until now. The corona virus is going to impact millions of people world wide when it comes to health, but billions of people will feel the impact of the ripple effect of the countrywide shutdowns that are occurring. Society will face tough times in the years to come, but I was wondering, can this sudden reality check become a good thing for the future of our earth? In Great Expectations, Pip chases his dream of becoming a wealthy gentleman, but as the book goes on, he discovers that there are much more valuable aspects to life like family, affection and loyalty. Pip finds himself in situations that constantly bring him back to reality and this reveals to him the true values of life. I was thinking that this same concept might apply to us today. The corona virus pandemic has the ability to bring the entire world back to reality and show us the true values of life. In the United States, we have gotten so focused on money and social status because we do not have to worry about surviving, we do not feel threatened on a daily basis. With the change that is coming for us, it might bring our focus back to the basics of human survival and force us to work on problems that threaten the human race like global warming and the energy crisis. I think that you will start seeing rapid improvement in these categories in the next couple of years because of how the corona virus has narrowed our focus.
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