because if i do get a respiratory illness, the other things going on with me could really exacerbate my condition.
a reality i've been living with for quite some time now is that i could die from something as simple as catching a cold.
so, you might guess, i take the covid thing seriously -- up to a point. i know that no matter what precautions i take i could still get it, and that it's ultimately in God's hands & all my days are determined by Him. i also know that anxiety worsens practically everything & i trust the One in whose hands my life is, completely. so i don't get freaked out; i'm not a germaphobe, but i obey the rules and laws the authorities put in place, which i ought to do anyway as a Christian -- and i try to be sensible & don't go around spreading misinformation about it or wondering if it's some kind of conspiracy dreamt up by high-bandwidth bats. if i act stupid about it i could literally die from my foolishness, and if i know God, He certainly isn't averse to chastising me when i've been an idiot.