We are spoiled. Sure, we can't go clubbing, theatres are shut, we only see our colleagues via Zoom and some of us have lost friends or relatives to an invisible enemy. But we have food and shelter and we can talk to our friends and relatives without being worried that they may not answer to our calls because they are 'different'.
We have access to almost all accumulated knowledge in the world with a device we carry around in our pockets. We have Email, Netflix and Youtube.
Which brings me to the question that has been answered for us: what if Anne Frank had a vlog?
(Subtitles available in English, German, Hebrew, French, et cetera)
Close the curtains. Kill the music. Just watch and listen. By yourself, with your children or your neighbour. How would you have handled the situation? And how are you handling your current situation?
By the way: Merry Christmas! Or 'Happy Holidays', because all holidays matter.
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