Winter Storms

Our first winter storm of the season.  I'm sitting at home thinking about the way our society operates, and here are my thoughts to consider...

Businesses still open, despite inclement weather, in hopes of making $$$.  And, there are those people who will drive in unsafe conditions to spend $$$, besides those forced to drive because the company they work for is open.  Oh the "almighty" dollar and what it makes people do. 😢
Schools are places that close during these times, because they care about the safety of everyone going and, by the way, they aren't in the business of making $, so they don't have that pushing them to make people do potentially unsafe things (like drive in hazardous conditions).

In the Hebrew Scriptures (OT), the Creator tells His people to remember and observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy (which means set apart).  Observant Jews take one day off a week, relax & spend time with family, go to synagogue (not all go) to worship together.  They don't go out shopping, they take a break from work, which includes household duties (yay for women. lol), etc.  It's a real day of rest, making time for family, extra spiritual fulfillment, and thus being able to be rejuvenated for the coming week. The rest of society doesn't take a day of true rest; everything is go, go, go.  And here's where my thoughts consider winter storms:

Perhaps inclement weather conditions are sometimes given as a gift to the world by the Creator, rather than something seemingly bad, to try to get people to rest, spend time with family, etc.  Maybe, instead of fighting against it to keep going and do what we normally do, we should embrace it, say NO! to keeping busy, and stay home.  
What if people started getting together in masses and telling their employer, "We're not coming in to work.  We're not going to take a chance with our lives, to get to work."  If people did this, we could potentially have a huge impact on society!  Do we really HAVE to go out and spend $$$ EVERY day, or can we take a break sometimes; like when the weather is bad?  Prepare for the weather ahead of time, so we don't HAVE to go outside. 
Something to think about.