- after "The Well," Odilon Redon (1880)
There are people who still don't
believe there's a pandemic; who think
the orders to stay at home and away
from work are part of an elaborate
hoax to take away their freedoms
and accustomed way of life. They ask
questions like Do you really know
anyone who's died or gotten sick
from this virus? or Isn't it
better to get everyone infected
at one time so then they'll all
have immunity? Because they act
so sure of themselves, it's hard
to think of an answer that will
persuade them otherwise— The same
way it's also hard to convince those
who are so sure there's no hope and
what we're seeing is end times.
What do you do when you look at
a surface thinking it's a silver-
backed mirror, only to find it's
the mouth of a well whose throat
stretches so deep into the earth
you can't see where it begins or ends?
You think you see the reflection
of your eye; but it could be someone
else returning your gaze, amused at how
small everything looks from that distance.
