"Fly if you like, I wonāt judge you." ā Greta Thunberg
āFly if you like, I won't judge youā was a statement that Greta Thunberg gave to The Sunday Times Magazine as she turned 18.
This sentence really got me thinking about influence and divisive ideals and opinions. Something we are seeing more and more in modern society in the midst of this Trump era, is the rise of the far right all over the world and more worryingly - extremism.Ā
The definition of polarisingĀ is āto causeĀ something, especiallyĀ somethingĀ that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups: āThe debate is becoming polarisedĀ and there seemsĀ to beĀ no middle ground.āā
We have all seen first hand the damage that a destructive leader can do during Trumpās presidency, culminating in the assault on the Capitol Building on January 6th.Ā
Radicalism or fundamentalism of any āideaā is never a good path to follow. We need to allow that as humans, as a society, people are going to have different points of view and opinions. Opinions that are re...
When this is all over, will society ever be the same?
I watched the sun rise on motherās day.
It is difficult to sleep these days, thoughts swirling in my mind like a tumble dryer. Will my parents in Spain make it through this nightmare? Will my business survive? Am I ok?
There are no answers to those questions so far, and the unknown is the hardest thing not to think about.
I canāt help but wonder, will COVID-19 allow us to go back to the same values we had created as a society pre-coronavirus? Or do we even want that?
While we isolate and keep social distancing, Iāve never felt closer to my loved ones.Ā
I might not be able to hug them and kiss them, but the level of intimacy and contact by simply calling someone, sharing our fears and laughing about toilet paper, are creating strong bonds all around the world.
We have seen tremendous acts of kindness in the last couple of weeks.
Chinese doctors have flown to Italy to help. Food businesses are cooking for our doctors and nurses in the front line. Neighbours are checking in on the ...
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