Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

The last couple of days two things have scared me, one is my own fault and the other is upsetting information. I ordered and began reading "THe End of October" by Lawrence Wright, which is a thriller That came out right before we were aware of Covid, but its plot is eerily echoing the Covid 19 path, in a series of incredible coincidences. It's as if the author predicted the exact course of this pandemic. I'm learning a lot about pandemics and agencies that address them, but it is disturbing me deeply. It's too well written for me to stop now, a few chapters from the end. The second is a friend's daughter's and granddaughter's coming down with the coronavirus, and her quaranteening herself and being worried sick. The one year old was in a nanny share with only one other child, and they have no idea how the daughter or granddaughter could have gotten it, as they were super careful. My friend is a retired pediatrician, so she has been scruptulous as well. These are the first two people I know really well who have gotten the virus, and though the baby is on the mend and the daughter holding her own, it is terrifying for my friend, and has forced me to see how insidious this virus is. I feel nervous for myself and those I love, but more so if careful social distancing and no contact is not enough to protect us. I worry anew now about my kids and grandkids. And it seems to be getting worse, not better.