A quotation for Sunday 5th April 2020

Good morning everyone,

I hope that most of us are able to start Sunday positively and maybe the glorious sunshine will help with that.

I'm feeling quite a lot of negativity at the moment: not my own but towards that seeming myriad of people who are continuing to flout distancing and isolation rules and are congregating everywhere as they please.

Whilst they were all doing that, I was engaged in a long conversation with my granddaughter who was having a serious wobble at home, alone in her bedroom and wondering how she was going to get through her day. It took some time to cheer her up. It's something that all our community members are experiencing. But like my granddaughter, they are just getting on with it for our greater good and the opportunity to survive this crisis unscathed.

I can't say it's a topic I've ever had to find a quotation for. Either you are accustomed to obeying any necessary serious rules, and for minor infringements there's no need for much inspirational quotation.

So I had to hunt a little for something suitable.

Amazingly, (to me), there was an even distribution between those which urged people to follow rules, and those that suggested flouting them! A real education for me!

Anyway, eventually I came up with something that seems to fit the bill.

"It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject, who tries to draw the superior to what he wishes. - Saint Ignatius - (1491-1556).

It seems that, long term, little changes!

I hope you all enjoy your day, doing whatever keeps you safe and happy.

[sassy59]

Thank you Callendersgal, sadly there are many who are full of their own self worth and frankly don’t care about anyone else.

I’m angry at the ignorant people who are still flouting the very specific instructions being given on a daily basis. It beggars belief.

Police on Brighton beach yesterday had to put out a bbq! This puts them at risk too which is wrong.

I hope your granddaughter is doing better today but I do understand her wobble. I have them too and have to give myself a sound talking to.

Stay safe and well. Enjoy your day. The sun is shining. Xxxxx

[Hidden in reply to sassy59]

Hi sassy59,

Thanks for your support on this. I know what you mean about the wobbles. It's hard, isn't it, for all of us, and how unfair, not only to flout such important health rules, but to 'cock a snook' at all of us who are obeying rules and suffering all that goes with self-isolation.

I too find a good talking to myself is the best way to get back on track, but it doesn't necessarily actually make us feel a lot better.

Thanks for your concern for my granddaughter. She is feeling much better after a night's sleep. She has to work today and I think that's a really good thing. It's also a 'luxury' that many of us don't have either. So all good, and thank you!

I hope you and Pete enjoy your Sunday with no wobbles! xxx

[sassy59 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Callendersgal, enjoying a wobble free Sunday so far. Glad your granddaughter is feeling better.

Take care and enjoy your day. Xxxxx