3 years from now, some of you will look back & admit that you spent an entire 2 years of your life wearing a mask, cooped up in your house, avoiding all the people you love, putting things into your body you didn't want/need and gave up everything for a lie. 😭 2 years in your life that you’ll never get back.
And let me say this, I am not saying this virus isn’t real, or that there aren’t people that could be/have been really affected. If you’re at risk, take precautions, stay home when sick, absolutely.
Every single day is a risk.
Car accident, flu, etc.
Our days were numbered from the moment we took our first breath. Life isn’t a race where we win against the inevitable! That has not changed since the beginning of time!
BUT, we should not be forced to live in fear.
We went from being a free nation to being told we:
🚫 couldn’t go to school
🚫 couldn’t go to church
🚫 couldn’t go to our grandma's house
🚫 couldn’t pay respects to a loved one through a funeral
🚫 couldn’t leave our homes
🚫 couldn't celebrate marriages
🚫 couldn't celebrate births
🚫 couldn't participate in society
🚫 couldn't make personal medical decisions
🚫 couldn't work or receive pensions
🚫 couldn't have access to essentials
🚫 couldn't have access to healthcare
🚫 couldn't think or speak
🚫 couldn't form own opinions
...and when we're allowed to do these things, we're told:
📢 how long we can be there
📢 how far apart we have to be
📢 which direction to walk
📢 what to wear
📢 how to breathe
📢 what we can buy/not buy
📢 where we could shop/not shop
📢 whether we could sing/worship/take communion
📢 what time we had to be home
📢 that everyone's a contagion
📢 who can/cannot attend/participate/enter
📢 take this thing or else.
📢 do this or else.
📢 expose private info or else.
📢 who can/cannot work, teach, serve, etc
📢 what/when/if we can speak
Yes, our health matters.
But you know what else matters?
✅ Family.
✅ Friends.
✅ Church.
✅ School.
✅ Recreation.
✅ Family vacations.
✅ Neighborhood BBQs.
✅ Playdates.
✅ Milestones.
✅ Life.
✅ Fitness.
✅ Hugs.
✅ Freedom.
✅ Rights.
✅ Choice.
✅ Truth.
✅ Transparency.
✅ Body autonomy.
✅ Non discrimination.
✅ DEMOCRACY.
💔 One day, you’ll hug your grandma, mom, dad, or brother for the last time.
💔 One day, your best friend will cry on your shoulder for the last time.
💔 One day, your child will play their last game.
💔 One day, they’ll have their last day of school.
💔 One day, you’ll spend your last day laughing with a loved one.
💔 One day, you’ll dance your last dance.
Don’t waste the days you have by living in fear.
Your time here on earth matters.
Live your life while you have the chance.
God is gonna call you home when it’s your time.
Virus or no virus.
#FaithOverFear / #FreedomMatters / #RiseUp / #WakeUp / #JustSayNo
#HugsOverMasks / #NoMandates / #UnitedWeStand / #NoPass
Anonymous