Time To Be Smart

Common sense suggests that should I have a medical issue, I would be best served to visit and take the advice of my family doctor or a medical specialist rather than seeking the opinion of my banker or realtor. If I'm being sued by another perhaps I would be wise to retain the services of an attorney rather than ask the opinion of my mailman or barber.

Why then would anybody in their right mind, in the midst of a world wide pandemic, listen to the opinion of a politician or a hotel owner regarding any aspect of establishing guidelines and parameters in fighting the escalation of the infection virus?

I surely understand President Donald Trump's frustration regarding the coronavirus' derailment of a healthy economy, which would put him in good stead for his re-election, but come on...we as a nation MUST listen to the infectious disease experts about following a plan to eleminate the deaths of our American neighbors caused by this horrible disease. At least, I would like to believe in an America that values life more than money. If not then we've lost our way as a Christian nation and as a country that proports the value of human life, which our service men and women died for through the decades. I cannot imagine how this is debatable.

Finally, I note that my personal life has been de-valued by many right-wing politicians, their supporters and political pundits who openly suggest that my generation's hasten death during this coronavirus would benefit an economic comeback.

Please read the words found in Scripture >2 Timothy 3:1-5...
          "But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
           For people will become lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive,
           disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous,
           without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit,
           lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness
           but denying its power.

I am warned to, "Avoid such people." I conclude it unwise to elect them as leaders!