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An Invitation to Experience Things As They Are in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
“Tranquillity in Disturbance Means Perfection”
— Chuang Tzu
Since most of Canada went into “lockdown” in the middle of March, we have been witnessing the greatest disruption to society in the 21st-century. Everything has been called into question: economic stability; capitalism; populism; human rights; basic human freedoms; climate change, and; our very mortality.
How can we remain calm and human-hearted in a time of such unprecedented disruption? How can we see the beauty and creative potential in the unfolding of this unique experience in human history?
For me, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed how some things change while others become more apparent; to the point that you cannot look away. In a previous episode, Seizures, Tears, and Chasing Thieves: Getting Certainty In Overwhelming Times “ I spoke about how I was a participant in two incidents this April that had a profound impact on my emotional and moral understanding of human behaviour.
