Fighting Germs...

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I’ve recently started using a hand sanitizer. I have several bottles that I keep around the house and take with me when I go out. I’ve noticed that I don’t seem to be getting sick as much anymore. I wonder if ppl really realize how many germs are out there that get transferred to their bodies in a day. Let’s look at a shopping cart. Most ppl go to the grocery store at least once a week…so we’ll use a basic cart. A woman comes in and grabs a cart. She’s been working in her garden earlier and although she brushed her hands off she still has some dirt, insecticides and bacteria on her hands that transfers to the cart handle. She finishes shopping and puts the cart back. A guy comes in to pick up a few groceries for dinner after tending to his livestock all day and he’s brushed his hands off but still has some dirt, bacteria from the animals and God knows what else on his hands. He also transfers it to the cart handle. He finishes and the cart is put back again. An elderly woman grabs it next and she just finished doctoring a sore she has and even though she washed her hands afterwards she still picked up the dirty dressing after she washed her hands so she’s adding bacteria to the cart as well. Now a young couple get the cart and their baby, who’s sick, is drooling and coughing all over the cart handle. Now it’s your turn…you get all these ppl’s germs, you might handle produce (like tomatoes, cucumbers and such that aren’t wrapped) and you handle your credit/debit card, check book or wallet spreading the germs even further. You might rub your eye, (or God forbid) lick your fingers to help separate those plastic bags that you put your produce in and now you’ve picked up all the germs from others. This isn’t just grocery carts but public phones, public toilets, other ppl’s cell phones, other ppl’s water bottles, door handles and others. I know you can’t stop every germ unless you live in a bubble. But how many ppl even try to cut back on the number of germs you come in contact with. There are ppl that say money is the dirtiest thing there is…yet you see ppl holding bills in their mouth while trying to put things in their purses. Do you try to fight off germs when you are out and about or do you just take your chances? Do you ever wipe down the cart handle before you use it or just grab and go? **AT PEACE WITHIN** ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~