“This is the first time in my life, my business is failing and I can’t even work harder to fix it. There is a chance I lose everything.”- a close friend and multiple restaurant owner.

“Every day I’m losing money and my employees are asking why they aren’t getting bonuses. Businesses don’t work at 60%.” -a small business owner who will be closing one of their locations forever next week.

“People with means are going to pull their kids from school, move out of cities into wealthy enclaves, and inequity between the haves and the have nots will be larger than ever. Then what?”-Me

Stimulus checks don’t change the fact that society works because of interactions and a feeling of belonging. To social clubs, to sports, to schools and to businesses. The less teeth and smiles I see everyday, the more I ask “what is the purpose of life if you can’t to strive or grow or accomplish or leave a legacy for your family and friends and leave the place a better place than you found it?”

Everyday, it’s getting harder to see the point of saving lives, if no one is allowed to live them. We are destroying lives by forcing them to stay shut down. In October, airlines will lay off hundreds of thousands. Restaurants and hotels will lay off millions.

We need individuals to wake up.

#hottakeoftheday