The new covid-19 normal

How many times have we seen and heard the phrase: “we’re all in this together” during the covid-19 crisis. Such a rallying call has been connected to the need to stay home and practice physical distancing. Now, as the covid-19 restrictions are being rolled back, that phrase is more important than ever. Why? Because alongside the desire to bake sourdough bread, one of the outcomes of a society ‘staying at home’ has been the innate need for communal connection. Staying home has unearthed the innate need for community; we have once again become conscious that at the heart of any society lay communal connection, even for us introverts!

Yes, the economy is vitally important - the many people who have been unemployed during this time of ‘staying home’ reveal the importance of a viable economy. At the same time, it is communal connection which lay at the very heart of any society. Therefore, may we continue to live into the phrase “we’re all in this together,” but in a new way. May the phrase become a conscious orientating reference for our society; continually orientating us towards community connection, in whatever shape and form that takes for each of us.

As we move towards economic viability in the new normal, may we also continue to live into the phrase “we’re all in this together,” in a new way.