Turga
Camino tortuga
- Time of past OR future Camino
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There is much talk of a New Normal and how it will affect our lives and how it will be to walk a Camino during those conditions. I almost become a bit depressed when reading these predictions of times to come. Personally, I do not believe in a New Normal, I think we will be going through a transition period towards something resembling the Old Normal.
During The Spanish Flu that raged in 1918 and into 1920 killing around 50 million worldwide, many of the same precautions as we see today were employed, like quarantine, shutting down of public institutions, schools and theatres. People were encouraged to wear masks or scarfs covering nose and mouth and in some cities, people were only allowed into public transport if wearing masks. That was the New Normal of those days, which lasted around 18 months.
Also during the Black Death, which raged Europe for decades from the mid-1300, measures such as isolation and travel restrictions were widely implemented.
These states of New Normal have only been temporary, though sometimes they have lasted for quite a while. Today, of course, we are in a much better position to control and even stop the pandemic than was the case in the 14th century and the early 20th century. I choose to be positive. We will pass through this New Normal and into something resembling the Old-Normal where again we can travel and gather freely, sleep in dormitories and have communal dinners without fear.
We just have to wait and that can be hard enough, but there is light at the end of the tunnel and the tunnel may not be very long. I choose to be optimistic.
During The Spanish Flu that raged in 1918 and into 1920 killing around 50 million worldwide, many of the same precautions as we see today were employed, like quarantine, shutting down of public institutions, schools and theatres. People were encouraged to wear masks or scarfs covering nose and mouth and in some cities, people were only allowed into public transport if wearing masks. That was the New Normal of those days, which lasted around 18 months.
Also during the Black Death, which raged Europe for decades from the mid-1300, measures such as isolation and travel restrictions were widely implemented.
These states of New Normal have only been temporary, though sometimes they have lasted for quite a while. Today, of course, we are in a much better position to control and even stop the pandemic than was the case in the 14th century and the early 20th century. I choose to be positive. We will pass through this New Normal and into something resembling the Old-Normal where again we can travel and gather freely, sleep in dormitories and have communal dinners without fear.
We just have to wait and that can be hard enough, but there is light at the end of the tunnel and the tunnel may not be very long. I choose to be optimistic.