Pandemic Paradox

If you look close at the window, in the lower right you will see Sebastian, my bengal cat.  He was watching me as I was gardening outside in front of my house.  He is a house-cat.  He will most likely always be a house-cat.   He seems okay with it most of the time.  The warmer weather ahead will be a trial for both of us I am sure.  But I fear he must stay inside because I have lost cats to the outdoors and do not want to do that again.

On another note, looking at him sitting there, probably wondering why he can't join me outside, well, I have say I feel guilty.  His world is limited,  not unlike what we as humankind are experiencing right now in light of the coronavirus pandemic.  I can relate.  Being on restriction through no fault of my own, I, like Sebastian, the chafe of being denied our freedom.  But it is ultimately for our own safety.  

And there's the rub.  Do we want to be safe?  Of course.  Do we want to take chances?  Not if it means risking the health and safety of others.  For Sebastian, it's for me (and for him).  For me, it's the world (and for me).  My mom would probably have said about now, ultimately, "this is all for your, (and our), own good."  

And there you have it:  the final paradox we are living in these days.