The masked world: Am I selfish?

Today I felt like I was being selfish. Was I selfish?

Now In Holland, things are going downhills with the new coronavirus cases. Every day, the news is about the virus, making people scared daily. First, was it deadly for older people. Now it seems like also the younger people are getting sick. There are sick people in their houses, terrified that they may catch the virus if they go outside. They ask me when I go to their homes If I'm hearing what is happening with the virus or if I'm sick.

Last Thursday, a woman told me accusingly why I wasn't wearing a mask. I asked her, "don't I have the right to some oxygen?" She looked at me for some seconds, then kept talking about how the cases were going up and why we needed to put on a mask to protect others. She kept telling me that she was 70 years old and was in the vulnerable group. At the same time, the news told us to open our house for ventilation. And I asked her, "Why can't I walk around without a mask but need to open my house for ventilation?" I don't understand because when I ventilate, the virus comes inside. I didn't get into a discussion with the woman; I just kept listening to her.

Today, when I went to the grocery store, everybody was walking with grocery cars to maintain 1,5m. Everybody is paranoid if you come a little bit too close because they don't want to get the virus -The virus means you won't be able to go to work and need to be quarantined-. While leaving the grocery store, we need to walk in rows like sheep. I was getting frustrated because I didn't care about the corona at all, and I felt that our government was playing with us as if we were some marionettes. Pulling the string gradually causes an increasing fear, and it looks like nobody knows what is happening. Everybody is blind and does what the government is telling them to do. At that moment, when I was behind those people going out, It came to my mind that I was being selfish. But was I inconsiderate? No, Satan is a liar; the situation is painted in a way that will make you feel selfish toward the majority because they believe things to be that way. The majority of the population thinks that the mask protects!

Stay healthy, stay sane, and be blessed!