One World, One People

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Love

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Author: Joye Poncy, Beaumont, CA

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I was heading for a cruise through the Panama Canal on Spring Break when the day before came the news that all trips were cancelled. I was upset but never in a million years did I think that this would be what the world would look like. I am blessed that my parents and I live together and I haven't been alone and two of my grandchildren can visit because we watch them while their parents work. My heart goes out to those alone, sick or lonely.

I am a Christian and I think this is a wake up call for everyone. I know God has a plan and is in control. I have to have faith or I would fall apart. I have two boys who are atheists and are now wondering about a HIGHER POWER! This put some things back into perspective - families are talking and spending time together. I went to the store to buy some games and puzzles but they are all sold out. Good sign.

Right now I am a teacher without my students. I love teaching but most importantly, I LOVE my students. I feel lost and lonely without them. I also realize that I am very much a "people person" and I miss people. I love to talk and to touch and to hear people and without that I am lonely. I want so badly to reach out. Even with a mask on you can't see a smile and people tend to look down as if they are trying to disappear. I hate seeing that! I hope the world realizes that we all need each other. I want to go back to living but take what we have learned from this. Do we ever learn that we really are one world and one people and we have to work together to save each other?