In New York at 7 o’clock each
night we all go out and clap for
our healthcare workers. And, as
horrible as this has been, it’s been
an incredibly inspiring time for me
to see the humanity of it all and
people coming together. What
the healthcare workers are doing
is extraordinary. They literally
are putting their lives on the
line for us every day. They are
our army. They’re the people on
Normandy Beach. It’s unbelievable
what they’ve done for us. I’m
hoping that society takes a good
hard look when this is all over at
what’s important and who should
be honored in our society. It’s
these essential workers who keep
things going for us. I’m hoping
there’s some sort of change and
celebrity becomes less important
and people who are doing the real
work take on a greater emphasis.
It feels like there’s a huge opportunity
for a societal reset.
What do you miss the most
right now?
Just connecting with people! I
think that’s what we’ve all realized
- how important people are.
Life is not that complicated. Life is
simple. We just want to be happy,
want to have connections with
people, and want to have good
experiences. We want our family
and friends to be healthy and safe.
I miss people. I miss being able
to go out with my friends. My parents
live down in Ocean County
and I can’t go down there. They’re
all alone with no contact and that’s
got to be difficult. In New York,
my neighborhood is not super
crowded but you do see people.
It’s just that human connection
that we all miss.
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