Dennis Prager Show - In Crisis' We Discover What Matters
Aired: 2020-04-03
Duration: 06:22


=== The Importance Of Friends (05:42) ===

[00:00:00]  You don't have anybody to talk to.
[00:00:02]  Then this crisis will have been valuable.
[00:00:06]  Maybe it has awakened some people to another one of my most constant themes.
[00:00:11]  You need friends.
[00:00:13]  Remember, date for friends like you dated for a spouse?
[00:00:16]  How often I've said that.
[00:00:21]  And by the way, isn't it interesting, the thing that so many Americans are most preoccupied with?
[00:00:29]  Is the one that least matters now?
[00:00:31]  Professional success.
[00:00:34]  What?
[00:00:35]  Get into a good college.
[00:00:36]  Get into a good graduate school.
[00:00:38]  Get a good job.
[00:00:40]  Get a good job.
[00:00:42]  Right?
[00:00:44]  That's like all of life, and that's the least important.
[00:00:47]  Now the most important is family, friends, hobbies, religion.
[00:00:54]  Right?
[00:00:55]  Turns out that...
[00:00:58]  Having gone to Yale doesn't really matter, does it?
[00:01:04]  It means, as they say in Yiddish, bupkis.
[00:01:11]  Yes, indeed.
[00:01:14]  All right, y'all.
[00:01:17]  Well, that's a sweet thing.
[00:01:19]  Elaine in Prescott, Arizona is doing something very nice.
[00:01:22]  Hello, Elaine.
[00:01:24]  Hi there.
[00:01:25]  Hi there.
[00:01:29]  So, yeah, after hearing about the people that are in our local nursing homes and assisted livings and whatever, we decided that, you know, I have a lot of card paper here, and I thought maybe share a little joy.
[00:01:44]  So my husband and I sat down, and for one of the groups, there were 80 residents.
[00:01:50]  And I just sent two little cards, one that says, we're sending you a virtual hug and hope it brings a smile.
[00:01:57]  Because your friends and family can't visit for a while.
[00:02:02]  So what do you do then?
[00:02:04]  Do you mail it?
[00:02:05]  Do you drop it off?
[00:02:06]  What do you do?
[00:02:07]  No, we're going to drop it off.
[00:02:10]  Oh, that's right.
[00:02:12]  So they're physical cards.
[00:02:15]  Yes.
[00:02:16]  That's a beautiful thing.
[00:02:19]  That's great.
[00:02:20]  It's like the Prager Force kids calling up folks, anyone who wants a call, right?
[00:02:28]  Do we generally recommend that they be on the older side, or it doesn't matter?
[00:02:32]  It's irrelevant.
[00:02:32]  You just want to hear from a young Prager Forest person.
[00:02:37]  You're going to get a call.
[00:02:39]  A lot of people are alone now, and my heart does go out to you.
[00:02:44]  I want you to also not mope.
[00:02:46]  All these rules apply.
[00:02:49]  Actually, it's better to be alone than stuck with someone you don't like.
[00:02:54]  Between the two.
[00:02:56]  There's no question about that.
[00:02:58]  So there's always the possibility that things could be worse.
[00:03:04]  As dark as that sounds.
[00:03:07]  Okay, everybody.
[00:03:08]  Let's go to Kirk in New Rochelle.
[00:03:11]  Wow, you guys got hit.
[00:03:13]  Hi, Kirk in New Rochelle.
[00:03:15]  Hello.
[00:03:16]  It's always good to talk to you.
[00:03:18]  We were hit, but it's getting better.
[00:03:21]  Patient zero recovered.
[00:03:24]  Things are looking on the bright side.
[00:03:26]  So I find it's important, especially as a young person, not to completely degenerate in a time like this.
[00:03:34]  So I made it a point to maintain a routine, and a big part of my routine, which I miss a lot now, is I go to orchestra concerts every week, and obviously they have to stop.
[00:03:52]  You know, large crowds and all.
[00:03:54]  And so my little stereo system is getting a good workout lately.
[00:04:01]  You're a man after my own heart.
[00:04:04]  Music is a gift of God.
[00:04:06]  In fact, I think music is an argument for God.
[00:04:10]  That's a good use.
[00:04:12]  That's true.
[00:04:13]  Why did New Rochelle get so hit?
[00:04:14]  Do you know the story there?
[00:04:21]  No rhyme or reason on why.
[00:04:23]  Oh, that's right.
[00:04:24]  There was a person who, yes, who started.
[00:04:26]  That's right.
[00:04:27]  Yes.
[00:04:29]  All right.
[00:04:30]  Another young person, Matthew in Vandalia, Missouri.
[00:04:34]  Hi.
[00:04:36]  Hello, Dennis.
[00:04:37]  How's it going?
[00:04:38]  Well, for me, good.
[00:04:39]  For my country, it's troubled.
[00:04:42]  Yeah, I feel that one.
[00:04:44]  Well, I'm calling in response to a question you asked earlier, and, you know, what do we...
[00:04:48]  What do we do to stay happy amidst all this crisis stuff going on?
[00:04:53]  I had a Sunday school lesson the last week before church was canceled when all this first happened.
[00:04:59]  And that Sunday school lesson was God is always in control.
[00:05:03]  And I find myself thinking about that more than ever nowadays.
[00:05:08]  And that's helpful.
[00:05:11]  Extremely helpful, you know.
[00:05:12]  I would imagine it would be.
[00:05:14]  Are you right now with your parents?
[00:05:18]  I am not.
[00:05:18]  I live alone right now on a farmhouse.
[00:05:21]  I help take care of cattle and row crop and all that good stuff.

=== Fertilizing with Hydricks (00:54) ===

[00:05:27]  So, there is a family in the main house?
[00:05:32]  Yeah, the Kerses.
[00:05:35]  Right.
[00:05:36]  Do you see them?
[00:05:38]  Oh, yeah, every day.
[00:05:40]  Oh, so you have human interaction.
[00:05:43]  Oh, I do, yeah.
[00:05:45]  Okay.
[00:05:46]  So are you still working all day on the farm?
[00:05:50]  Well, yeah, mostly.
[00:05:51]  I'm working right now, actually, but I was able to get a call in.
[00:05:55]  So what exactly are you doing?
[00:05:58]  Well, earlier today I was hauling in hydricks for my boss to work in the field with to fertilize, and right now I'm heading back home with another fertilizer batch.
[00:06:11]  I love that.
[00:06:12]  He's listening to the show.
[00:06:14]  While transporting fertilizer.
[00:06:17]  I have to say, people who don't like me think I transport fertilizer for a living.