Title: Cultural Excuses
Author: Christopher B. Harbin
Text: Genesis 29:15-28
"This is the way." It is a catchphrase from The Mandalorian. More than that, it is a mantra that points to a code of conduct and belief that holds Mandalorian tradition together. We have our own systems of operating in the various cultures and societies the world over. Reaching adulthood, we don't normally question how valid those systems or their components routines actually are. We just accept them as the reality in which we live, the way the world operates. Should our world continue to do so? Sometimes, uncovering the reasons behind a routine can shed an unexpected light. Sometimes, simply asking a question is a threat or the beginning of change. Are we willing to assess the reasons behind our ways of doing and being?
At the beginning of the pandemic, many things changed. Rather than shake hands, fist-bumps or even elbow bumps took on a greater role in greetings, if there was to be any kind of physical touch at all. We started looking at buffets from a very different perspective regarding health and safety. We also came to a new appreciation for communal gatherings, their meaning, and their importance in our lives. We sought new ways to maintain contact with others, even as grocery stores added pick up and delivery options we would never before have considered mainstream. I was planning to add video recording to our services, but I was not ready to launch that. Suddenly, it became a pressing need.
We coined the phrase social distancing. We began adapting to new realities with requirements of masks, taking temperatures, home-testing, and working through checklists of symptoms. As we learned more about Covid19 and its variant strains, some of those new routines began changing. Vaccines changed some of how we related to a pandemic. We still have a Covid19 problem, but many early measures have fallen by the wayside due to the more endemic status of the virus and its reduced sever ...
Author: Christopher B. Harbin
Text: Genesis 29:15-28
"This is the way." It is a catchphrase from The Mandalorian. More than that, it is a mantra that points to a code of conduct and belief that holds Mandalorian tradition together. We have our own systems of operating in the various cultures and societies the world over. Reaching adulthood, we don't normally question how valid those systems or their components routines actually are. We just accept them as the reality in which we live, the way the world operates. Should our world continue to do so? Sometimes, uncovering the reasons behind a routine can shed an unexpected light. Sometimes, simply asking a question is a threat or the beginning of change. Are we willing to assess the reasons behind our ways of doing and being?
At the beginning of the pandemic, many things changed. Rather than shake hands, fist-bumps or even elbow bumps took on a greater role in greetings, if there was to be any kind of physical touch at all. We started looking at buffets from a very different perspective regarding health and safety. We also came to a new appreciation for communal gatherings, their meaning, and their importance in our lives. We sought new ways to maintain contact with others, even as grocery stores added pick up and delivery options we would never before have considered mainstream. I was planning to add video recording to our services, but I was not ready to launch that. Suddenly, it became a pressing need.
We coined the phrase social distancing. We began adapting to new realities with requirements of masks, taking temperatures, home-testing, and working through checklists of symptoms. As we learned more about Covid19 and its variant strains, some of those new routines began changing. Vaccines changed some of how we related to a pandemic. We still have a Covid19 problem, but many early measures have fallen by the wayside due to the more endemic status of the virus and its reduced sever ...
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