Dear Open ,

Thank you for that reflection. There is indeed a lot of people shutting down or panicking . I am staying in my body and looking at the trees. Today for a whole hour as I was driving to my aunt's house ,I noticed how the sunlight catches the light in the bark of the tree. So magnificent !

I also have volunteered for Covid duty in the ICU . And reflecting on grief and death helps me keep rooted and strong. So many people are calling me because ,I suspect I am helping them not freak out .

And truly ,we all have to pass anyway. If this is now ,for me ,what does it matter . In that surrender is such peace and joy . Also humour -I have told my family I am volunteering to be close to the ventilators and the oxygen since they are in such short supply .

:)

Megha