We live in attempting instances and the way we get out of will probably be a testomony to our will’s as Human Beings, as survivors. However we are able to make it via, so long as it’s collectively.
The aftermath of all of this although will most definitely have an effect on many many industries. After all, I’m part of the shoe business, that is what I’m desirous about most for the time being, not just for my very own model (after all) but in addition for the manufacturers of my pals (to which there are lots of) and I can solely think about what some are going via proper now.
Little question this case will put some folks out of enterprise or very close to to it. I do know first hand that some are struggling already and haven’t seen a shoe sale in days. A lot of your favourite shoemakers are small artisans who depend on commerce. With out that commerce, they don’t have anything. You’ll be able to solely think about these in Italy which have ceased working since 2 weeks in the past now, caught of their homes, questioning what’s going to come subsequent. Many people (i.e. common folks not within the shoe business) are additionally in the identical boat and it’s daunting, to say the least.
My cause for writing, I suppose, to remind that it’s all the time darkest earlier than the daybreak. That we (as a society of the world) will come out of this, hopefully, stronger than ever. However for some to climate the storm, they want help. That being, in case your favourite shoemaker is a small artisanal one and you’ve got the means to help them, then, by all means, achieve this as that one sale may assist them pay their hire another month.
I write this message as I care about this business and the folks behind it, the small passionate artisans that assist to create the good shoe business that we’ve got, in addition to the bigger manufacturers that assist to form it via business management. I’d simply hate for this to be over and we’ve got misplaced many shoemakers as a result of lack of assets and having to take a brand new path as a way to survive financially. That will be an excellent loss.
I hope that everybody is conserving effectively, staying protected and cherishing the issues that matter most proper now: our family members.
Peace be with everybody
-Justin FitzPatrick
