On Crisis and Revelation.

I’ve noticed that one of the side effects of the present crisis has been to polarise people into two broad camps. I gather the same thing happened during the war when the bombs were falling and the young men were mostly absent. It seems that when the cultural train jumps the rails and weaves an erratic and unfamiliar course, part of the thin veneer of controlled and civilised behaviour gets stripped away. Some people exhibit a tendency to be stupid, selfish and greedy, while others show themselves to be sensible, humane and even courageous.

It’s a generalisation, I know, because life is never painted black and white. But I do feel confident in suggesting that the two shades of grey are distinctly different.