I heard that flu season is not what they expected it to be this winter, due to the mild temperatures and lack of actual winter weather. Once that first real cold snap comes, however, it will come in like a bulldozer and mow us all down.
Even the most selfish human beings willingly share the flu. We like to pass on our misery; look what happens when you ask somebody how their day was (after you have shaken their hand and the flu has relocated to new quarters). The flu has as many mutations as we have mixtures of genetics, so the best the CDC can do is guess which vaccine might help. They do get it wrong, but on the good side you may wind up immune to a virus which won’t show up for another two years. But you will get this one.
We touch so many things in one day, it’s nearly impossible to avoid spreading germs. You could wear gloves all day, but people will look at you funny. One thing we don’t do is stay home and wait it out, though we should. If everybody kept tissues handy and kept their hands clean, we could lessen the blow of a full-out flu assault. Unfortunately not everybody shows the same degree of caution. I often go to the office cafeteria and find the tables look like the remains of a bacchanal. Our cleaning staff is way underpaid for having to clean up after other human beings’ contemptuous calling cards. It’s a germy world we should not have to perpetuate by carelessness.
So we will get our due when it comes to flu, like it or not. Bless you.
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