Journal prompt: Our leaky, human selves/ Transmission

Transmission. Distance. Contact. Connection. Quarantine.

The outbreak of Covid19 and the ensuing pandemic has reminded me that humans are porous, vulnerable, and connected. Because much of the pandemic language emphasizes how desirable sterilization/social distancing is, and how undesirable transmission is, I wanted to think about how normal transmission is. We are leaky humans. What all do you transmit to whom, in what ways? Think about this for a moment; be exhaustive in your list. The webs of our contact and connection are incredible. I transmit knowledge, energy, language, love, money, images, oxygen, odors, noises. I receive varying versions of things and much more, in different ways from different people.