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ThaiCzech: A Little Sting

Clara was pacing, feeling annoyed with Kasem. She thought that he was taking her on a romantic date. Instead, they were waiting in line to get a stupid vaccine. A vaccine that she didn't even want. They gave her a form that she needed to complete, but she wasn't going to.

"Why did you bring me here?" she snapped, unable to take the silence.

"Because I think it would be good for us to get the vaccine," Kasem said, not even looking up from the paper.

"Why? I-I mean… It's my choice whether to get it or not. I don't have to be forced."

"Of course you have a choice. Just remember, this is the fastest way we can let things go back to normal. And if you don't want to be considered a danger to society because you were too stubborn, then you'll risk the needle."

Clara faltered.

"How would I be considered a danger to society?" she asked.

"Say, for example, you get the virus," Kasem said. "And you pass it on to five people, who then pass it on to five people each… That's already thirty people that got the virus because of you. And what if it's someone who wouldn't be able to handle it? What if it's a new-born baby whose body doesn't have much of an immune system yet? Or a kid with asthma? Or what if it's your grandma? What if they end up seriously sick in the ICU? Or in the morgue? Would you be able to live with yourself?"

Clara flinched. She could always rely on Kasem to make her feel guilty.

"But… It's my choice…" she said weakly. "They can't force me. It… It would be a violation of my human rights. I can choose what happens with my body."

"Perhaps," Kasem said. "But a human's rights end when they start infringing on another person's rights. And your right to choose what happens with your body isn't more important than another person's right to remain safe and healthy. Or yours, for that matter. So when you have the power, it's your responsibility to make sure that no one else's rights are violated."

Clara opened her mouth to argue further, but she knew that Kasem was right. And so she sat down next to Kasem and took the form, filling in her medical details and (reluctantly) giving her consent for the vaccine.

Consider this a PSA. Unless you have a medical condition that would make it difficult to get the vaccine, you need to suck it up and go for the jab. If not for your sake, then do it for the sake of the people around you. And if you're afraid of side-effects, ask yourself this: would you rather have the sniffles for a few days, or stay in the hospital for a few weeks? Or go to the morgue? And even if you don't have it bad the first time, what happens the second time? Or the third? And what about the people around you? Would they be able to make it? And what about the second time? Or the third?

And yeah, while I don't completely approve of guilt-tripping people, it is important for people to realise that their actions affect countless other people. The image I have in mind is a spiderweb. You have your friends and family, and even the strangers you meet. And then they have their friends and family, and strangers they meet. And so on and so forth. So if you ever think that your actions only affect you, keep this image in mind. It is impossible to know how many people's lives would be influenced by you, in big ways or small, so, as much as possible, it's best to try and influence people positively. Even if it's just a kind word, you don't know what's going on in their lives. For all you know, a simple act of kindness could make the difference between life and death.