Today's world

Our fast-changing world

Today, 19th March 2020, is the first day of Spring in the Northern half of the world and the first day of Autumn in Australia; that is, today is the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox in the northern and southern hemispheres, respectively. That is for geography. In the world today, the cause of alarm is the coronavirus; I understand that we are all bracing up and running to the shops to get groceries and toiletries. We are also getting fruits from the local farmers' market to beat whatever the outcome of this virus is. As much as we are preparing physically, I hope we are also preparing spiritually and getting our hearts prepared. I pray that we will all come out of this alive, stronger, humane, caring, understanding and tolerant of each other. 

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As much as we would like the pandemic to be far away, it's closer than we think. For once, I have checked that doubt in me that we are far away and disconnected as a people as I like to claim that I am a lone ranger; in fact, I am not. We are more closely knitted together than we think and more connected than we can imagine. With this pandemic and the infection rate from one person to another, I have realised that we ought to show more love, give much more, live freely and always strive to leave this earth better than we found it. I hope this makes us think about how we are connected and not otherwise. 

You never know where and how far your grocery has been and travelled from, who is handling what you are buying from the grocery store, who packed your toiletries or who washed your apples and pears in the fruit section.

The world is smaller than we think, and this should be a lesson to us all to treat people better, love endlessly, give generously, and take care of ourselves, as we are not doing it for ourselves but for our world.

Loads of love from me to you. Remember to keep good hygiene now and always.

Originally published on 3/19/2020 at 10:12 PM.