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Syag > virus ripped thru thousands of people in the east coast before we knew

No doubt, NZ benefitted from being a remote island with more sheep than people. Still, there is already too much time passed to point to early pandemic as an excuse of our behavior. FWIW, I started avoiding crowded places and hugs last Purim and a number of choshuve people tried to make a light joke of it or tried to kiss me in an embrace. I think we just deep down do not respect that Hashem continuously runs the world and we need to listen to his messages. How dare He interrupt our busy schedule with his messages? I can imagine naviim being annoyed that Hashem was waking them up at night with his messages. They would try to switch off the beeping phone.