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Maybe You Could Have Made it a BIT Stronger?

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Feedback on MyPE Article on the Vulnerable in our Community

Hi Alan

Thanks for your article on MyPE – Have you Killed Anyone Yet? It is good that you have started the conversation.

I think the punchline could be a bit stronger though.

What can we do?

  • Effectively? Ensure folk in your close and extended network are well!
  • Shop and business owners should continue paying their staff. For once the “no work no pay” relationship must pause.
  • Everyone should continue to pay their gardener and cleaner. Go through our online banking and transfer money to those who we know are needy: Former cleaners (who we might have fired) or former gardeners…

It’s not true that all control has been assumed by our government. That would mean lean back and watch (and pray). It is still in our control to take care of the needy within our network and that is the call right now!

Instead of lobby as many people to take action, let us be the ones who take action!

I personally would not blame folk for posting from their ivory tower. That is positive distraction in challenging times.

Instead, I would rather motivate those in our ivory towers to think what we part of our ivory tower’s wealth we can share with the needy out there.

Lastly, we do not know what folk are already doing. Some might do jack shit but post how caring and pro-active they are or have been. Others might do a lot behind the scenes but decide not to tell the world.

Just some thoughts to maybe channel the energy in a more constructive direction.

Be Safe.

Jonas

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