My Turn Part Five offers some key thoughts in a world where theology and science, global connectivity, climate change and future chaos events are important.
OUTLINE OF KEY IDEAS
1.  Crisis Events (wars, global disease, natural disasters) raise fundamental questions about the future: how much can technology stopgap/solve our dilemmas?  Will our basic values...shape the decisions we make under stress?
2.  Survival belongs to those most able to adapt.
3.  We know...
3.a.  ...those most at  risk are the poor, elderly, infirm
3.b.  ...the gap between rich and poor has seldom, if ever, been greater
3.c.  ...we are divided by our "isms" - can we set these aside for a common cause?
3.d.  ...we are an impatient people
4.  We are wise...
4.a.  ...to return slowly to life before COVID-19  (when we know less, we risk more with quick fixes.
4.b.  ...to remember humans are problem solvers
4.c.  ...to remember we can and have worked together during this crisis
4.d.  ...to learn more about the scientific information and  reflect on the values and vision that sustain and motivate us
5.  We need...
5.a.  ...to be brutally honest about our relationships with other Humans, non-Human Life and our planetary home
5.b.  ...to understand that "fast" for a pandemic and "fast" for climate change mean different time frames; both are still fast
5.c.  ...in a democracy, people have the power to act...with hope.
QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
Which ideas resonate with you? 
Which don't? 
What key ideas would you add?