Letters to the Editor -- Robby Johnston

Dear Editor, Most of society has viewed, or is aware of, the fictional portrayal of what are known as “Zombies”. These are humans that were once dead who have become resurrected by some means but remain lifeless. In addition to being lifeless, Zombies are also heartless; cruel; angry and destructive. They are not known to speak; do not feel and do not respond as humans. They have no emotion; no compassion; no empathy; and do not value life in any way. They are in fact “The Walking Dead”. A segment of society have been extremely entertained by the fantasized existence of Zombies whom are categorically feared and despised due to their indifference to life and the humans that possess it. They are a common enemy in the minds of the real humans of the world who rally together to defeat them and extinguish their existence because they threaten life itself, and place a premium on survival. The emergence of the CoronaVirus in our lives has evoked a variety of behavior in literally countless numbers of people similar to that a Zombie would exhibit, most notably in the purchase and hoarding of food and paper goods, the consumption of which has been practiced with no regard to anyone else on the planet. These individuals themselves are creating the pandemonium of the pandemic not the pandemic itself. As time has marched on through the generations values once placed in highest esteem by people have sadly been lost forever; placing others before ourselves, sharing sparse resources for the benefit of all in the community, being considerate of the less fortunate, helping the sick, the children and the elderly are ideals that are the real endangered “species” of human life. Many of these same people would more than likely run into a burning building to save another person or jump into raging water to rescue a mom and baby but they do not think in those same savior like terms when it comes to mentally processing what they need to stock up on to survive the pandemic. The end is not here. Not now. So before you stack your cart in the store with more than you reasonably need, stop first and look around you to see if there may be someone who will go without because of your actions. If there is, give them some of what you have taken for yourself. If we all do that, the feeling we will have inside will be more beneficial to us than the items we have in the cart we are taking for ourselves because we will know that we, as humans, not Zombies, have done the right thing. We are all in the same community as people. We are all in the same circumstances related to both the beginning and end of life. As we all have been born, we too will all die. Let’s don’t let the pandemonium of the pandemic turn us into heartless Zombies before our time Robby Johnston -- Fallon, Nevada       We need your support now more than ever -- as our small business community is hit, so is our advertising support -- if you are able to support local, independent news, now is the time to click here to contribute to The Fallon Post, so we can continue to bring you up-to-the-minute information. We are your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon and appreciate all your support. Never miss the local news -- read more on The Fallon Post home page.