In the Age of The Virus, we’re beginning to reevaluate the way we live. I’ve written quite a bit about distance learning, and photog has a piece up on his blog predicting a larger shift to remote work. That transition would threaten micromanaging middle managers everywhere, though, and one doesn’t become a micromanaging middle manager without a knack of occupational self-preservation.
I’ve also been interested in the potential cultural impact. Already there seems to be a minor revival in interest in gardening. Part of that is prudent: we need to have some food to fall back on should the supply chains face further disruption.
But I also suspect some of it is spiritual. Modern man has become divorced from his roots in the soil—in Creation. Modernity has liberated us from the constant fear of want, but that liberation came with a price: we traded the liberty of the soil for the chains of comfort. Growing a little vegetable garden, however meager, is a way to reconnect with the land, and with the beauty of God’s Creation.
The Portly Politico 