Pandemic advice from Martin Luther
My
brother Bill Alrich sent me this quote from Martin Luther, part of a larger document:
" Indeed, such people behave as though a house were
burning in the city and nobody were trying to put the fire out. Instead they
give leeway to the flames so that the whole city is consumed, saying that if
God so willed, he could save the city without water to quench the fire. No, my
dear friends, that is no good. Use medicine; take potions which can help you;
fumigate house, yard, and street; shun persons and places wherever your
neighbor does not need your presence or has recovered, and act like a man who
wants to help put out the burning city. What else is the epidemic but a fire
which instead of consuming wood and straw devours life and body? "
He seems to have forgotten to mention vaccines
and masks, but he does have social distancing down (plus he seems to understand
post-disease immunity when he says “or has recovered”).
I would love to hear any comments or questions you have
on this post. Drop me an email at tom@tomalrich.com.
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