Editor:
We are now over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and the way it unfolded truly seems like the disease was tailor made by God as a test for humanity.
Had the disease brought a painful, agonizing death to anyone infected, everyone would have done everything possible to prevent its spread. Instead, the world faced a disease that was fatal to some, benign to others, and could be spread by people unaware of being infected. As a result, the response to the disease varied widely.
Some, motivated by fear and a selfish desire to avoid infection at all costs, took precautions to an extreme, not just for themselves but demanding the most draconian measures from others. At the other end of the spectrum, those who selfishly flouted any precaution as an unbearable affront on their personal liberty.