Everyday ethics: Adapting to isolation; Reading Eagle, March 25, 2020

John C. Morgan, Reading Eagle; Everyday ethics: Adapting to isolation

"And here is the irony of it all for me — that which I rejected, the virtual world of newspapers, schools, and public conversation, was more needed now than ever. The very reality I had rebelled against now is the means of keeping contact with the world outside.

I learned in school that adaptation is the key to human survival. It’s the one quality that has enabled us to survive changes. Adapt or die might be the motto that has kept us on this planet for so long. And that which I thought I had rejected has become the means by which I communicate with others.
Here's something else I learned these past few weeks of isolation. There is more than one way to connect with others.

My phone and laptop are means of communication, too. That which I developed over the many years of life —  the inner world —  became as important as the outer world. Whether through writing, meditation, walking, or listening to music, I do not feel alone. The real issue is not getting lost in either the inner or outer worlds in which we live but learning to balance both in one’s life."