NOTHING ‘GOES WITHOUT SAYING’ - at least nothing kind does. The only appropriate time to say, ‘But that goes without saying’ is immediately after making the kind, thoughtful comment which you hope is understood implicitly.
Many people we care about are lonely and alienated in the best of times. Now, with each of us confined in our homes, this loneliness must be exacerbated. Without the random crossing of paths—the nod, the smile, or the polite greeting—we must make an extra effort to deliberately reach out to one another. Ask how they are doing – then stick around for the answer. When you do venture out, please take a moment to recognize the existence of the people you encounter (from a safe distance). You may be the only human contact that person experiences that day; please make the slight effort of an informal validation to make that contact a pleasant one.
Okay … that was preachy. I’ll stop now. Be well, be kind, and … at the appropriate social distance … just be excellent to one another!
