In a crisis, our society is a little like a giant tree blowing in the wind

Gum trees blowing in the breeze — Image: Liam Saville

I took this shot yesterday afternoon while playing around with slow shutter speeds in my front yard, and the resulting image got me thinking about the current pandemic that is impacting our world.

In a crisis, our society is a little like a giant tree blowing in the wind. Individual people panic and flap about like leaves at the first…