COVID-19 killed Normal. The Normal we knew at the beginning of 2020 is dead. The New Normal is a living creature with tendrils that can penetrate steel and concrete. New Normal will reach in and rattle every part of your life. You will answer when it knocks on your door because if you don’t, it will tear down your house.

New Normal devoured your inalienable rights. It chewed and swallowed every entitlement endowed by your Creator then vomited a bucket of humanist bureaucracy in your lap. Morality is determined by the speed at which you surrender autonomy. Political leaders will tell you who is righteous. You do not make that call yourself.

New Normal makes ‘safety’ the highest virtue. Wear a mask. Observe social distancing. Sanitize everything. Avoid contact. The most righteous among us…are not among us. They are at home. They remain in quarantine for the safety of our most vulnerable. Solitude is a super-power. Our truest heroes will never be seen in public again.

New Normal transforms ordinary citizens into villains. Attending church service is irresponsible. Eating at a restaurant is selfish rebellion. New Normal can spot a fiend by their haircut and manicured nails. Non-essential used to be called, ‘a luxury.’ New Normal calls it, ‘evil.’

I do not believe this monstrous New Normal can be vanquished. Nevertheless, I plan to do combat. The beast will not persuade me that my resistance is causing harm. Succumbing to tyranny is far worse than succumbing to COVID-19. I’m not planning to go quietly.

When New Normal devours me, I plan to stick in its throat. I’ll kick and punch all the way down. I don’t expect to defeat the monster but I can at least try to give it indigestion.