Dys

Dys. Dys, in itself isn’t a word but a prefix and where I believe we are now as a society. I’ve looked it up and it comes from Greek and means ‘bad, ill; hard, difficult; abnormal, imperfect’. The two words I’m thinking about are Dystopia and Dysfunctional. I’m still astounded by what I’m witnessing as I go about my daily life. I’m seeing selfishness and unkindness. Really simple things like patience, compassion, smiling, courtesy are out of the window. Of course, I’m generalising, it’s not everyone but seems to be the majority. It’s ugly.

Now, this presents a great opportunity to go the other way. It’s hard because the ego is being overwhelmed and the natural thing to do is give in to the hype/hysteria. We should be looking out for those in genuine need. Nobody is actually going to run out of food, I’m sure we have enough in our cupboards/fridge/freezer to sustain us for a fair few weeks. It’s an opportunity to use the things that have been there for months.

The main opportunity I see is around compassion, kindness and empathy. More to follow on those thoughts….