In America, neighbors are checking on neighbors. Grandchildren are delivering groceries to their grandparents door steps. As all public events are being canceled, life is slowing down. As the CEOs of the major pharmacies gathered around a podium together in the rose garden and pledged to forgo potential profits for the good of the people, I was reminded of what makes this country great. The economic engine of capitalism is revving, and we are about to see what it can do. Google has developed a free app to help those who believe they are infected find tests, and grocery stores are implementing new procedures to limit infection. A vaccine is certainly on the way.
We are doing the two things we’ve always done when faced with a challenge, innovating and coming together. It has been a long time since we had need to flex our muscles. Life has been easy and we have perhaps become complacent. This week we’ve seen just a taste of what America, of what free people are still capable of when faced with a crisis, be it real or imagined.