The past 2 years- Rambling and more

 In speaking of the events of the last two years, one major emotion that runs through me is one of anger. It has taken me many months to recognize it and even then I told myself that I was no longer angry but just upset at the turn things had taken.

If you are guessing that the pandemic has something to do with my emotion, you won't be wrong but it is also something else.

I had the opportunity to be a part of a new community and spent many hours during the pandemic with them. The first thing I recognized was not the warm welcoming smiles for the truth be told these were few and far in between but the one prevalent theme and one wall I walked into was the hostility and the disdain if you may of people in this community and it stunned me. It not only stunned me, but it took me to a new low.

I have started at least 5 variations of this post in the past 2 years. Once or twice before the pandemic an then at least 2 times during it. I am still nowhere close to knowing anymore than I did when I penned part 1. Something the pandemic did to me was rid me of any literary leanings, I got advice to write about my experience during the first wave, second wave.... the waves seem to be coming in without stopping but you get my drift. Instead I have been left numb by the deaths I have witnessed. 

At the beginning of the pandemic, the deaths were gut wrenching and held most hospital workers in dread because there did not seem to be any relief coming. Then the vaccine came like a breath of fresh air and then with it came an abating of the frequency of those responding to the grim reaper. 

For once, we breathed a sigh of relief, but while we exhaled in relief, the one who comes to steal, to kill and destroy seemed to be one step ahead of the game. He sent his minions into the hearts and homes of folk whose sole purpose in life is to align themselves with mischief and he set them loose on the unsuspecting world. 

"Yes, tell them the vaccine saves lives but also sow seeds of doubt about it. People who did not even do science in high school suddenly became arm chair experts on the vaccines ability to change your DNA. And, tell them it will cause them to be magnetized." How strong of a magnet would you have to be to cease to be a human being I'd like to know. 

"Tell them the government has no right to tell them what to do, that way more people will catch the infection and more people will die", Satan must have informed his minions on a pre release meeting. "Induce panic among the men, tell them their future fertility will be in danger",  screamed one of Satan's right hand generals, it worked during the meningitis outbreak in the meningitis belt, it will work again.

"But what if they prefer to be alive and infertile than dead"? asked a somber looking demon known to always ask the hard questions. Satan's general chuckled, don't worry about that, the discussion about fertility is enough to sway many, we will reap a huge harvest of souls with just that piece of doubt.

"Any other ideas"?, screamed Lucifer from the top of his throne. A little minion whose sole ambition was to come up in rank from setting little house fires to incinerating whole towns spoke up even as his voice quivered. "Let us come up with a number of other medications that can be taken instead of the vaccine, medication easily obtainable over the counter or medicine that can be shipped from countries with no regulation. What is cheap, widely available in developed and undeveloped countries and something we can build a brand upon"? 

The malaria demon raised his head suddenly interested in the proceedings of this meeting, seeing an opportunity to make himself relevant-he had volunteered chloroquine at the start of the pandemic and had been handsomely rewarded for his service to the cause. He quickly poked the  demon who had been snoozing off in boredom next to him. 'Oncho', he hissed, "didn't you say you wished to be of service during this pandemic"? "Yes" Onchocerciasis responded, "I did but I don't see how I can join the likes of you decorated demons". "Remember Chloroquine"? Malaria asked almost giddily, you could also use that medication that kicked you out of the world to become relevant again. "How" Oncho responded.

"Ivermectin" Malaria responded almost giddy with his joy at recognizing an opportunity before Oncho did. "Wake up and start talking". And remember you owe me big time. 

That is the story of how Ivermectin became such a potent tool to cause mass panic, multiple deaths and morbidity among the people on earth during the covid pandemic.

Fortunately, the Almighty sent his arch angels to halt the further progression of COVID, if not, humankind would have succumbed to the dark plans of Lucifer and his minions.