Are you ready to die?
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My son and were having that conversation last night. It was framed with the problems of a pandemic and how it has crystallized belief systems and personal introspection for a lot of people. It has also helped people understand what is important, even in the face of risk.
Case in point...
Christmas Eve, my wife's family with gather for a pig roast. It's a tradition that goes back for many, many years. I think you'll probably see forty or so people there, including some high risk people...Those people, my wife's aunts and uncles, are older. Three of them are in their nineties, three in their eighties and two in their seventies. Several have out-lived their spouses. Some are not in the best of health.
They have made the decision they want to see each other. To keep a tradition alive. And, at their age, who knows if this isn't the last time they can do this? To them, the family bond is worth the risk. It's something worth dying for.
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I can respect their choice.
However, it has to be taken in the context that this might spread outside the circle of people who are involved in this gathering.
That's the problem. You might be ready to die, are you ready to spread your comfort with that to others who are not ready to die?
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I agree with George. I understand older folks not wanting to skip what could be their last or one of their last holidays but it’s also true that there’s no way to internalize the externalities of the risk taking.
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I agree with George. I understand older folks not wanting to skip what could be their last or one of their last holidays but it’s also true that there’s no way to internalize the externalities of the risk taking.
@jon-nyc said in Are you ready to die?:
I agree with George. I understand older folks not wanting to skip what could be their last or one of their last holidays but it’s also true that there’s no way to internalize the externalities of the risk taking.
https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/6098/i-m-not-worried-about-the-virus?_=1608729651747
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I understand their decision and honestly hope it all works out for the best for them. I don't see how it would be my place to judge them or tell them what they ought to do.
