Beautifully Human

Say what you will about the world ending and 2020 being hell. Since quarantine’s started, the air is filled with laughter and talk. I hear kids playing in backyards with their families. I hear people talking happily on the phone with loved ones. Everyone has their doors open to the porches at our apartment. you smell cooking, see the lights of backyard firepits, hear children delighted to spend time with parents that are never home. I love the videos of people playing music with their neighbors, playing bingo from their balconies, pranking their family members, and streaming with their friends. I love that my mom and dad keep stealing access to Netflix because they are home from work and finally have a chance to watch movies together. My neighbors wave at me when i take the dog out while they laugh with each other over a beer. I know, that more than anything, it’s a commentary on capitalism but it’s still great to see people being people. its good to know there are still humans and that they are being relentlessly, beautifully human, regardless of what happens.