Ordinary

Call me a grouch, but I’ll say it again. I’m not overwhelmed by all these celebrities who give their time and money to support good causes. Why? Because they get more press, more notoriety, their names on all kinds of things, bunches of accolades for doing something which ought to be automatic and expected and does not affect their comfort in the least.

But one of the consequences of covid is that the news media has begun to pay a lot more attention to ordinary folks whose contributions to their communities is extraordinary. Nurses, doctors, first responders, social workers, pastors, community organizers, artists, school children.

The ordinary citizen gives time and money not necessarily out of their excess. The ordinary citizen doesn’t expect attention for what they do. It’s just what’s expected of a decent person.

I hope that after this pandemic subsides, the news media will continue to give due attention to these ordinary extraordinaries.