"All For The Best" is one of many memorable musical numbers in the movie, "Godspell." In the song, Jesus and Judas do a soft shoe routine while reminding those who aren't well off that things will be better for them in Heaven.
I've thought about those lyrics a lot in recent days. Despite news reports to the contrary, I'd like to believe that the coronavirus will subside very soon. Right now, however, the future looks murky, at best. I've seen videos and read reports of empty store shelves and fights breaking out. Although I've seen some empty shelves over the last few days, everyone I've encountered in stores lately has been respectful and practiced social distancing. I want to believe this civility will continue. I'd like to think that everyone would have enough of an "All For The Best" perspective to prevent them from becoming unhinged when a store runs out of toilet paper or hand sanitizer. As a nation, however, we're not used to being tested this way. "All For The Best" is a long view perspective. That's comforting in the long run, but less comforting when you're at the mercy of a store's supplier and your fellow citizens to do what they're supposed to do during a pandemic.
Here's hoping "All For The Best" keeps our more savage emotions in check--and that we all stay healthy, civil, and sane.
