Pollyanna in Covid days

For the un-initiated, Pollyanna is a fictional little girl, who sees something to be glad about even in the worst situations. How would she have reacted if she were with us now?

Daughter of an impecunious clergyman, who hunted out about 400 verses in the Bible about "gladness", she was orphaned soon after & came to live with her initially unwilling aunt.

In the town, she made friends even with habitually grouchy people & spread the message of gladness. If she were here now, she might have welcomed the imposed restrictions on socialising & travel, as heaven sent opportunity to delve deep within oneself to unearth hidden depths of creativity.

In the pre-Covid days, it was quite obvious that many were wasting their time & energy on meaningless gadding about & indiscriminate socialising as the only ways of enjoying oneself. Now, as those are restricted, one may hopefully expect that at least now, the futility of frittering away of precious human life is fully realised.

Of course, this holds good for those of us fortunate enough not to be infected.