I was sent a message (from someone that isnt on my friends list) berating me for not “taking Ebola seriously” and for “mocking a deadly disease”. I want to publicly respond in case someone else shares his sentiment: Lets start here... 1. Ebola isnt going to get mad at me for making jokes and come after me for “mocking” it. Thats not how it works. 2. NOT making jokes or not trying to make light of a serious matter will not make me (or you) immune to it. I am educated and understand how to avoid the virus. Im not licking hospital floors or drinking Liberians urine and blood. 3. What exactly do you propose people do to “take Ebola seriously”? Pull their kids out of school? Buy Hazmat suits and gas masks? Build bunkers? (I have actually seen comments about people looking into or doing these things). You know whats scary besides Ebola? Car accidents, cancer, heart attacks, kidnappers, muggers, carjackers, gangs, drug cartels, terrorists.... the list goes on. If we spend all of our time dreading and worrying and preparing for the what ifs, there will be no time left to live. Because I choose to make a couple jokes and not freak out doesnt mean I dont think a deadly virus is serious. Because I absolutely refuse to entertain the idea that the government is behind some sort of weird ass cover up doesnt mean I dont think an severe outbreak isnt possible or scary, just not likely. See, in life we have very few options on how to react to adversity. We can deal and move forward or withdraw and choose to not live. I choose to move forward and live. And my life includes a lot of laughing and love. If I die tomorrow, I can honestly say I have had a wonderful life full of TONS of laughs, fantastic people, and everything God could have blessed me with (besides money lol). Whats the point of being afraid? Whats the point of freaking out to the point of not living? Whats the point of sending a nasty message to someone whose heart isnt full of worry and fear with the sole intent of trying to fill it with worry and fear? So heres my advice. Laugh a little. Live a little. Dont take things to heart or take everything personal. Love. Hug. Listen. Care. Do something nice for someone for no reason at all. Let the little things that irritate you go and pay more attention to the little things that make you happy. That way when the zombie Ebola apocalypse begins and were all about to die, you can at least know you lived the very best life you could live. Now if youll excuse me, my tailor is here to fit me for my Hazmat suit ;)
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 23:25:09 +0000
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