We can decide that we will not let the ones we love get ill, be hospitalised or even die. The pandemic is an opportunity for people to stand together against this virus. I am not against the platforms and believe they can be used for good. This is exacerbated by social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. The division between conspiracy theorists and non-conspiracy theorists.įear divides us, fear that we will lose our liberty. We have a division between “Vaxxers” and “Antivaxxers”, between masks wearers and people who refuse to wear a mask. One of the things that come to mind is the way that the pandemic has divided people. If the kids are divided, we will struggle to be united They went the extra mile to protect people. The villagers of Eyam made personal sacrifices to protect those around them. and would leave money in a trough filled with vinegar to decontaminate the coins and not spread the disease. The Villagers of Eyam placed a border where traders from around would deliver food etc. They would meet in the open air to worship rather than gather in a building. To protect other people the villagers quarantined themselves off from other villages and towns around them to protect them. The plague lasted 14 months in that village but it didn’t spread beyond the village and that is because they put other before themselves. In one household a woman lost her husband and six children, but she survived. Some of the village people we immune to the disease. In 1665 the plague, also known as the Black Death, came to the village through a bundle of cloth from London.ĭuring the plague, the Church in Eyam recorded the death of 273 people from a population of around 800 people. Eyam is also known as the plague village. One of my favourites places to visit is the village of Eyam (pronounced Emm) in Derbyshire. Now we see a rise once again of fascism and not so much in Germany now but in Countries, we would not have expected to see it. During this time thousands of people gave their lives for their friends, their families, strangers and the world. To fight against a fascist dictatorship and an evil, murderous regime. Georg Hegel, a German philosopher in 1800-1900 said “The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history”īetween 19 most of the world was united to stand against fascism. In times past a crisis brought people together, uniting them in one common cause, to defeat evil where it existed and fight for right. The reason I am writing about this today is not just because it is nearly Christmas and New year, which is a time that generally unites people but because I have serious concerns about the direction of where the world is going. This is not just in the United Kingdom but I have read and seen on the news where families have split up over disagreements around politics and even the current pandemic. Families have split up over ideology, politics and opinions. Things have become more politicised than I can remember before in my life. In the last few years, I have noticed more that as a country and as a world we have become more and more divided over different issues.
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