Coronavirus. Will it change our lives?

As we see signs across our country that those becoming infected is decreasing, it makes one wonder what effect this is going to have on our lives.  Will we still live the same or change? 

For years it has been reported that nearly 50% of Americans have less than $1000 in savings.  Will the old adage of saving for a rainy day again become fashionable or will we continue to spend like tomorrow may never come.  It seems whenever Apple develops a new I-phone, the lines outside their stores go around blocks as people see this as a must have.  In fact, must have the latest on all devices seems to have priority in many lives.  Now that we are witnessing the effect of a pandemic where businesses are closed and unemployment is on the upswing and people are realizing they did not do what many grandparents had lived by to save for the rainy day.  This is the rainy day.  Many have depleted what savings they had and are now seeking financial assistance realizing that their life style may have been a contributing factor for this.  Some will file for bankruptcy which seems like that would never happen with the economy upswing that we had.  Although our economy will come back, but may not be back quick enough for some.  It is time for many to reflect on their lives and think and understand how they lived and what they can and should do in the event a similar event comes along.  Living high on the hog may feel good while the money is there, but like many other things if will not always be there and that lifestyle could come crashing down.

Also, we see empty churches as various religions want to avoid the spread of this virus among their parishioners and felt it better to suspend services until this pandemic subsides.  This is a choice made by these organizations.  However, if they were forced to shut down as some have by edits from Mayor’s or Governor’s, then we are looking at a constitutional issue and a violation of the 1^st Amendment.   Requesting these religious organizations to close down to reduce the spread of this virus is one thing, but ordering churches to close is completely different.  If these edits are not shown to be a violation of the constitution, then what will be next?  Are we going to be surrendering our constitutional rights at the whim of an elected official in the future?  I think we are at the crossroads in our country between those who believe our rights come from God as our constitution believes, and those who believe they come from government.  If the government people win, we will lose all our rights.  If you do not believe that, just look around the world where government’s give and take rights away from their citizens as they see fit to do when the mood strikes them.  Welcome to Socialism, Communism, Marxism and Progressivism.  Being forced to do something in violation of our constitution is a downhill slide that may not stop unless we speak out.  Give government an inch and they will take a yard.