Buzz Aldrin knows a lot about quarantine.
We Americans are resilient, never more than when challenged with something new, a big problem to figure out. Even in a crisis — this one tied to our health, safety, and economic well-being — we tend to shine. With time on our hands, let’s use it well.
Remembering post-moon quarantine, the feeling is fresh again of being “so close, yet so far” from socializing — a memory that comes with life lessons learned, and not expected. Soon, like today, we got bored. We read magazines, played cards, filled in reports, reviewed the mission, talked remotely with family, friends and doctors through glass. Window visits were boring as now.
First, we realized life is not always lived at light speed. Sometimes, bounded by times of excitement, we must slow. Slowing permits a look back on what have been doing, a chance to calibrate past events, consider how best to move forward. That kind of pause is seldom voluntarily but can be a well-disguised blessing.
Second, we got a chance to share perceptions with each other, just among ourselves. We had the benefit of learning from and appreciating each other being sounding boards, cross-check, and corroboration for shared experiences.
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