Follow the Sloth’s Example
In Coronavirus and in health
I met some sloths a few weeks ago. Most were asleep, but I was lucky enough to catch one walking veerrrry slooowwwlllyyy on ground, completely unrushed by gawkers with cameras. I fell in love.
When I returned from vacation, I realized that sloths aren’t only adorable, they are inspirational, especially in this age of COVID-19.
I can hear you now, “Yeah, Marie. They are cute and all, but sloths are the poster children of laziness. The name of a Deadly Sin, even. And WTF do they have to do with COVID-19?”
Sloths leave home only when necessary. Even without quarantine, sloths don’t move from their home trees much at all. A three-toed sloth will descend from its tree once a week — to defecate. Sloths don’t eat out. They eat the leaves that grow on and near their home tree. And, in the words of the old adage, they don’t shit where they eat. That’s pretty smart both literally and figuratively.
Sloths are not freaked out by social distancing. Seriously, they aren’t social animals. Mothers and babies hang out together. Adults go to great lengths to find a mate (who doesn’t?), but basically they live alone in their trees.
Sloths focus on a few goals and do those very well. Most days, a sloth does three things — eat, sleep, and…
