*Effects of Corona Virus on the Zambian Economy For Investment Clubs in Zambia*

 

1. Hibernate.

 

The individual and family head must hibernate like a bear in winter. We must now learn to live on K. 200k a month. Meaning, no bread. No jam. No OD. No tomato sauce. No eating until we can't eat any more. Now, it is eating for the day. Fewer options everyday. Only enough to live. Like children do. We must eat like children. Only eating what we must. Not like the aristocracy of Rome, the gluttons who would eat, and then, force themselves to vomit, only so they could eat more.

 

2. Go cashless

At this time, you want to reduce handling of cash, for two main reasons. Getting change is going to be bothersome, and might make you lose money, little by little, but alot in the long term. And of course, for health reasons. Money has been declared to be a leading transmitter of the virus. People hold it, touch it, fold it, keep it, with their hands, hands that could have had saliva, or droplets, or sneezes.

 

3. Be selfish

 

The greatest love is self love. You cannot claim to love others when you don't love yourself. And the best way to love yourself is to protect yourself. Be interested in your survival, and that of your family. If everyone can be truly, honestly, selfish, we will be very tough on health regulations. We will not allow eyes hers to be 2 feet near us. We will not allow anyone to cough and get away with it. We will have mean faces and expressions when making sure our family has lemon, ginger and honey, in warm water, every morning, not to cure the virus, but to boost our immunity.

 

4. Support the government

 

We have now realised, this virus does not respect she, gender, class, education, or religion. A prince has it. A prime minister has it. A president has it. A first lady has it. A member of parliament has it. A minister in government died from it. It is not a them versus us virus. It will take everyone. An for once, governments are emailing decisions in public interest, not in sectoral interest. Because of this, let us heed government advise.

 

5. Be generous, if you can

 

Not so you can get it back, ten fold, and over flowing. No. Not so you can fulfil the Torah, the zakkah, or Malachi 3:16. No. Not because of God, who no one has ever seen, or because of a pastor or Iman. Do it. Help someone. Because you can. If you can. Because someone our there never prepared. And is going to starve unless you, or me, or someone else, sends them 1kg of posho, at K. 2,000. Do it because you can.

 

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