The story that will be told for generations to come

Oh for this lesson to be true! It’s worth a read.

Sincerely Joe Brugada.

THE GREAT REALISATION:

“Tell me the one about the virus, then I’ll go to bed”,

But, my boy, you’re growing weary, sleepy thoughts about your head.

“Please that one’s my favourite, I promise just once more”,

Okay, snuggle down my boy, though I know you know full well.

This story starts before then, in a world I once would dwell.

It was a world of waste and wonder, of poverty and plenty,

Back before we understood why hindsight’s 2020.

You see, the people came up with companies, to trade across all lands,

But they swelled and got much bigger, than we ever could have planned.

We’d always had our wants, but now it got so quick

You could have anything you dreamed of in a day, and with a click.

We noticed families stopped talking, that’s not to say they never spoke,

But the meaning must have melted, and the work-life balance broke.

And the children’s eyes grew squarer, and every toddler had a phone,

They filtered out the imperfections, but amidst the noise they felt alone.

And every day the skies grew thicker, till you couldn’t see the stars,

So we flew in planes to find them, while down below we filled our cars.

We’d drive around all day in circles, we’d forgotten how to run,

We swapped the grass for tarmac, shrunk the parks till there were none.

We filled the sea with plastic because our waste was never capped,

Until each day when you went fishing, you’d pull them out already wrapped.

And while we drank and smoked and gambled, our leaders taught us why

It’s best to not upset the lobbies, more convenient...to die.

But then in 2020 a new virus came our way.

The governments reacted and told us all to hide away,

But while we all were hidden, amidst the fear and all the while,

The people dusted off their instincts, they remembered how to smile.

They started clapping to say thank you, and calling up their mums,

And while the car keys gathered dust they would look forward to their runs.

And with the skies less full of voyagers, the earth began to breathe,

And the beaches bore new wild life that scuttled off into the sea.

Some people started dancing, some were singing, some were baking,

We’d grown so used to bad news, but some good news was in the making.

And so when we found the cure, and were allowed to go outside,

We all preferred the world we found, to the one we’d left behind.

Old habits became extinct, and they made way for the new,

And every simple act of kindness was now given it’s due.

“But why did it take a virus to bring the people back together?”

Well, sometimes you’ve got to get sick, my boy, before you start feeling better.

Now lie down and dream of tomorrow, and all the things that we can do,

And who knows if you dream hard enough, maybe some of them will come true.

We now call it ‘The Great Realisation’, and yes since then there have been many,

But that’s the story of how it started, and why hindsight is 2020.

Written & Produced by Tomas Roberts on Social Media.

05-05-2020 PANORAMAdailyGIBRALTAR