 In the past, when humanity has been confronted by a hidden killer in society, we have referred to it as a plague and this is what the current situation is. Just like our renaming of dragons to dinosaurs, previous situations in a global setting of similar viruses has seen our people emerge from far, far worse circumstances than we are currently faced with and have previously become rejuvenated, renewed and more determined to successfully spread our individualism in a cultural sense and this shows the intellectual determination of our kind. Today may seem bleak for many but take comfort in the way we are standing together. Ronald Reagan once said that in our obsession with antagonism of the moment, we often forget how much unites all the members of humanity. Perhaps we need some outside universal threat to make us recognize this common bond. I occasionally think how quickly our differences worldwide would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world and yet, I ask you, is not an alien force already among us. He was of course referring to conflict, the threat of war and this is a war that we are now faced with. We call it the hidden enemy because our eyes can't see it but it won't defeat us. We will remain just as we have done during previous circumstances that threw us to our knees. The first detailed description of plague in Europe comes from the Greek historian Thucydides from around 400 BC. He describes the terrible situation which broke out in Athens in 430 BC at a time when the city was under siege by the Spartans and the entire rural population had to take shelter within its walls. Thucydides records the details very meticulously and he mentions, almost in passing, that he himself caught the plague and was one of the lucky survivors. He describes very minutely the early symptoms, fever, inflammation, the progression of the disease, violent cough, retching, the final condition of the dying as well as the experience of those who survived. He notes that it seems to have spread from the south, perhaps originating in Ethiopia. He had a particular interest in the plague's psychological and social impacts as he records the general sense of shock and despair, particularly at the site of the dead and dying, when people realized that neither medicine nor religion could offer protection. He notes the high mortality rate, particularly among doctors and carriers, as well as the abandonment of normal social and religious conventions by some who felt that their time was short. Thucydides also commented on the personal bravery of doctors as well as the kindness of people who have recovered and were therefore immune. These people, he said, showed the greatest pity on others, probably because they knew what others were faced with and what they had already been through. He wrote his description of the plague as part of his narrative, history of the Peloponnesian War, and included the section as he says, For people to study in case it should ever attack again, to equip themselves with foreknowledge so that they shall not fail to recognize it. Scholar Michael Grant explains Thucydides' intention and final goal for writing his history when he says, Thucydides differs from Herodotus, who from time to time displayed a moral didactic viewpoint and that he continuously and deliberately intended to be instructive. He was writing his history, he says, as a possession forever in order to provide a clear record of what happened in the past and will in due course tend to be repeated with some degree of similarity. Therefore, we can conclude that Thucydides' work amounted to social scientists' effort to make general fundamental principles emerge from practical actions in order to ensure that knowledge of the past from an effective guide to the future. Sadly, we treat the past events and records with such disrespect that it is as if it had never happened, but we can change. These accounts are eerily similar to today's struggle, the coming together of people in times of tremendous upheaval stands the test of time. Sure, our indifferences separate us individually, but when it comes to standing together against a hidden enemy then it does seem that we are a people conditioned to pull together. Our people will probably be tested like this again. These are the wake-up calls that put us back in touch with the things we have all forgotten about. Taken for granted and in some cases deliberately ignored. Today is a time to refocus our attention to the things that can make a difference. Our indifference and frustrations at the end of the day amount to nothing, but the foundations we placed down today can be the seeds for a more prosperous tomorrow. But what do you, the subscribers of the Lost History channel, think about this anyway? Comments below and as always guys, thank you for watching.