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ee coloring books, free WiFi, free movies, free spiritual guidance, free virtual wine, free exercise lessons, free images, free music.”</p><p id="550c">Everything but freedom from your home.</p><p id="9551">Every morning a new message.</p><p id="9c67"><b>The one message which surprised me the most was the one from my future self. I received this text early this morning.</b></p><p id="b023"><i>Dear Janie,</i></p><p id="46f8"><i>I’m glad you are taking all necessary precautions during this time. Please don’t forget to wash your hands and try to stop touching your face. I know your eyes are dry due to your recent cataract surgery and touching your hair has always been one of your annoying habits. But resisting will benefit you greatly.</i></p><p id="af71"><i>I can assure you, you will be fine. I’m here in the fall of 2020 and everything is back to normal.</i></p><p id="f582"><i>The stock market is up. Restaurants are crowded. Movie theaters are open. Cruise ships are sailing across the seas. If you’re traveling by plane, book your flight early to ensure a low fare.</i></p><p id="31eb"><i>You can touch your loved ones. You can hug strangers. You can wrap your arms around your mail person and thank him for keeping the mail alive. You can carry on as before.</i></p><p id="6dc9"><i>There are a few changes I have noticed. The air is cleaner since less emissions have been polluting the air. The fish are thriving. Mother Nature is in a great mood.</i></p><p id="e339"><i>Life is a bit slower. But face it. Everyone was always in a rush to get somewhere. And there was so much waste. Not so much anymore. 7–11 has even discontinued the Big Gulp.</i></p><p id

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="1f82"><i>Everyone is much nicer than before. There is more caring in the world, more love, more sharing. There is an abundance of kindness.</i></p><p id="7304">And one more thing, there is no shortage of toilet paper.</p><p id="43f6">So hang in there and keep your loved ones close.</p><p id="a2ce"><i>See you in October.</i></p><p id="033f"><i>Xo</i></p><p id="4a40"><i>PS Feel free to text back if there is anything else you want to know.</i></p><p id="5826">Thanks for reading!</p><div id="6ba4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/from-social-media-to-social-distancing-ff2597ff580e"> <div> <div> <h2>From Social Media to Social Distancing</h2> <div><h3>A Poem for These Trying Times</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*y531EVBRVDTAjWGiC0k7hw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="97a1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/love-in-the-time-of-covid-19-21a4cac2f905"> <div> <div> <h2>Love In The Time Of Covid-19</h2> <div><h3>How to kick the coronavirus in the butt</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*gF_JUvR9o95xMwoRt9PnJw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

HILARITY

A Text From October 2020

Advice from my future self

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I’ve been getting text messages and emails from every conceivable place I’ve shopped in from Crate and Barrel to Home Depot.

Every entertainment venue from AMC to the local community center. Every doctor I’ve visited. Every magazine I’ve ever read. Every website I’ve visited. Every contest I’ve entered.

Every beach I’ve walked on. Every sidewalk crack I’ve skipped over. Every piece of toilet paper I’ve wasted.

“Due to the Coronavirus, we are taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our patrons. We are sanitizing everything around us, offering our bathrooms in order for you to wash your hand, hydrate or pleasure yourself.

If you wish to come in for a cup of coffee, we have removed half our tables in order to insure social distancing. Our employees will set your food down and back away while you retrieve your beverage or meal.

We are sanitizing all the shelves in our grocery store and since they are empty this is a manageable task.

We are offering free webinars, free coloring books, free WiFi, free movies, free spiritual guidance, free virtual wine, free exercise lessons, free images, free music.”

Everything but freedom from your home.

Every morning a new message.

The one message which surprised me the most was the one from my future self. I received this text early this morning.

Dear Janie,

I’m glad you are taking all necessary precautions during this time. Please don’t forget to wash your hands and try to stop touching your face. I know your eyes are dry due to your recent cataract surgery and touching your hair has always been one of your annoying habits. But resisting will benefit you greatly.

I can assure you, you will be fine. I’m here in the fall of 2020 and everything is back to normal.

The stock market is up. Restaurants are crowded. Movie theaters are open. Cruise ships are sailing across the seas. If you’re traveling by plane, book your flight early to ensure a low fare.

You can touch your loved ones. You can hug strangers. You can wrap your arms around your mail person and thank him for keeping the mail alive. You can carry on as before.

There are a few changes I have noticed. The air is cleaner since less emissions have been polluting the air. The fish are thriving. Mother Nature is in a great mood.

Life is a bit slower. But face it. Everyone was always in a rush to get somewhere. And there was so much waste. Not so much anymore. 7–11 has even discontinued the Big Gulp.

Everyone is much nicer than before. There is more caring in the world, more love, more sharing. There is an abundance of kindness.

And one more thing, there is no shortage of toilet paper.

So hang in there and keep your loved ones close.

See you in October.

Xo

PS Feel free to text back if there is anything else you want to know.

Thanks for reading!

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