At 15 Craigside, a seniors community, where I live, we were told that if we went out with family and friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, we would be placed on a five-day quarantine and antigen tested ( for which we would pay for each at $50/test ) on days 5 and 10.  If we refused, then we would be automatically quarantined for 14 days.  The pandemic rightfully doesn't allow us to live life our own way. However, we are allowed to visit a doctor's office and go out to play golf.  There would have been the temptation to use some such excuse to have your cherished Thanksgiving meal.  After all, what is more important than family?  The administration here just trusts you.  Are the residents equally principled?  For those who were tempted to obfuscate the truth, read THIS ! Before I enter into the subject of the end, here is something about the beginning.  I am currently reading an article in FREE INQUIRY by John L. Prittie entitled:   Life Exceptionalism vs. the Chemical