We’ve surrendered to the pandemic in this year of the rat, but only some of us are behaving like rats.
You’ve seen us hide food and supplies, and hoard them for later.
We run the other way when we see people.
We lost our food source when the restaurants closed down, and we line up outside the grocery store for an hour, then sneak in and buy the last package of toilet paper!
Like rats, we are looking for opportunity in the middle of disaster, hoping someone will spill their bucket of popcorn, so we can get it.
In the lunar calendar, the rat is a sign of wealth and surplus, and signifies the beginning of a new day.
Rats are smart, but can only spread disease, not stop it, like us.
The pandemic has brought a new day, and it has taught humans a lesson.
Humans are creating a whole new world from it.
A better world.
The pandemic taught us a beautiful form of etiquette for our fellow humans.
We have stopped touching every fruit in the grocery store, and spreading our germs on them. We have stopped coughing and sneezing droplets all over the room and we cough into our elbows now. We wash our hands and clean our surfaces better now.
And we have learned that our health and our relationships are more important than money, and we finally appreciate all the people who bless our lives everyday with their service and care!