There was a letter to a newspaper in Denmark and finally some sense surfacing:
I travelled with train during "rush hours", Thursday afternoon and noticed the train schedule was irregular, the price had been hiked, almost no passengers were in the car and the stations were like it was 2 a.m. It was unreal. And when I got off the time of one clock at the station, that is usually accurate to the second showed a wrong time and the other had stopped.
Earlier in the day, I went for a walk and passed by an old church. I saw to my surprise there was life in the office, although they should be closed, and asked if we could enter. "Not really" was the reply, "we are just waiting for the carpenter to come and lock the main door, but okay you can go in and look in the outer hallway, if you are not long" We thanked for having received permission and walked into the Carmelite Priory, established in 1430 that also had been used as a hospital. I have to admit it was moving to walk around inside for even those few minutes in a place where the feet of thousands of people thinking of God have had their daily lives for several centuries, and then knowing that until further notice we would be the last, before in a few minutes the doors would be closed.
Having left the church we passed by a mural that shows the history of the local churches:
See the pest doctor in the middle? Notice also the child being baptized in the right section. In the picture there are both young people, and old and even dying people; there are women and men, poor people and rich people. Below is a close up of the centre piece.
People in the past went through horrible sufferings, but did not isolate themselves from living, but this is apparently what we should do now. In the radio they even gave advice that in a family or small private gathering the best would be not to eat more than four people at the same time. If there were more people it would be better to eat in shifts. Between each person there ought to be one empty chair. Rather than sitting down it would be better to stand, and still better to eat outside in fresh air. Also instead of all taking food from the pots individually, it would be better if the plates were filled in the kitchen and then distributed in order to reduce the amount of people who are near the food. Finally in the food store I visited yesterday, there are now red lines for people to keep the recommended 1.5 meters of distance when lining up for the check out. The same distance is recommended when moving around in the shops still open, using public transport etc. From a hygienic point of view it can be understood, but is that what the future of our lives is going to be like. 1.5 meter distance to all people all the time, as this Corona will not just disappear. People are now afraid of having an ordinary cold, afraid of sneezing, afraid of a running nose, and all this will only get more problematic as we with the Spring enter the season for allergies.
One article suggested people sing together, (of course not more than ten at one place), and singing actually is a good idea. I have also seen a few people enjoying the local nature area, which fortunately is still possible, as long as not more than ten people are together. Near the lake I heard two people standing in front of the water and singing.
But one letter will not do. Each day so far, we have been waking up to a new press conference and new measures to stop the Coronavirus: Tuesday night they announced that hair dressers, physiotherapists, dentists and similar along with ordinary shops had to close for the moment until the end of June, so my sister moved an appointment with her dentist until July, then today they cancelled all the exams for all the students of high schools, universities etc. In the radio they repeat the precautions two-three times an hour. It is just like at the airport when they annonce "For security reason we ask all passengers to not leave baggage unattended etc" or at the small train station: "Don't cross the tracks, a train is coming", "Don't cross the tracks, a train is coming".
I travelled with train during "rush hours", Thursday afternoon and noticed the train schedule was irregular, the price had been hiked, almost no passengers were in the car and the stations were like it was 2 a.m. It was unreal. And when I got off the time of one clock at the station, that is usually accurate to the second showed a wrong time and the other had stopped.
Earlier in the day, I went for a walk and passed by an old church. I saw to my surprise there was life in the office, although they should be closed, and asked if we could enter. "Not really" was the reply, "we are just waiting for the carpenter to come and lock the main door, but okay you can go in and look in the outer hallway, if you are not long" We thanked for having received permission and walked into the Carmelite Priory, established in 1430 that also had been used as a hospital. I have to admit it was moving to walk around inside for even those few minutes in a place where the feet of thousands of people thinking of God have had their daily lives for several centuries, and then knowing that until further notice we would be the last, before in a few minutes the doors would be closed.
Having left the church we passed by a mural that shows the history of the local churches:
See the pest doctor in the middle? Notice also the child being baptized in the right section. In the picture there are both young people, and old and even dying people; there are women and men, poor people and rich people. Below is a close up of the centre piece.
People in the past went through horrible sufferings, but did not isolate themselves from living, but this is apparently what we should do now. In the radio they even gave advice that in a family or small private gathering the best would be not to eat more than four people at the same time. If there were more people it would be better to eat in shifts. Between each person there ought to be one empty chair. Rather than sitting down it would be better to stand, and still better to eat outside in fresh air. Also instead of all taking food from the pots individually, it would be better if the plates were filled in the kitchen and then distributed in order to reduce the amount of people who are near the food. Finally in the food store I visited yesterday, there are now red lines for people to keep the recommended 1.5 meters of distance when lining up for the check out. The same distance is recommended when moving around in the shops still open, using public transport etc. From a hygienic point of view it can be understood, but is that what the future of our lives is going to be like. 1.5 meter distance to all people all the time, as this Corona will not just disappear. People are now afraid of having an ordinary cold, afraid of sneezing, afraid of a running nose, and all this will only get more problematic as we with the Spring enter the season for allergies.
One article suggested people sing together, (of course not more than ten at one place), and singing actually is a good idea. I have also seen a few people enjoying the local nature area, which fortunately is still possible, as long as not more than ten people are together. Near the lake I heard two people standing in front of the water and singing.
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