“America the beautiful, home of the brave.” At our core, it is who we are. Some, and even I, have said, “America has become soft.” But I’m glad to say, this current pandemic has proven that theory wrong. As we learned last night, the algorithms of death predictions bet against us buying “all in” to social distancing and staying home except for essential travel. I guess they thought us weak too!
Instead, we came together. Kicking and screaming a little along the way like any family does. But we rose to the challenge. Unexpectedly we flattened the curve, at least at the time of this writing. Unfortunately many will still pass away in coming weeks, and possibly months. However horribly sad that is, it changes not the fact that we’ve come together to beat this challenge. Never bet against America!
Yes it’s true, never bet against America. Just when you think she’s taken a blow that will knock her out; America stands up and fights again. As a nation we stand together. That’s the spirit of America. Sure, as individuals we have our differences. But like family, when everything is on the line, we come together to fight a common enemy.
Covid-19 is the enemy. It came to our shores. Unseen, unheard, it meandered among us. Then it ended it’s silence and attacked with lethal force. But it will not prevail. America is resilient and strong. “America the beautiful, home of the brave.”
Wayne Atkinson, Inc. 