In February as the COVID- crisis was just beginning a newspaper columnist rsquo s concerns struck me Would we willingly self-isolate she wondered changing our work travel and shopping habits so others wouldn rsquo t get sick ldquo This isn rsquo t just a test of clinical resources rdquo she wrote ldquo but of our willingness to put ourselves out for others rdquo Suddenly the need for virtue was frontpage news It can be hard to consider others rsquo needs while we rsquo re anxious about our own Thankfully we rsquo re not left with willpower alone to meet the
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