If there
existed a list that contained all the ways that people die, we could all go
through it and every single one of us would eventually come across how we will
end up leaving this world. Even if we wouldn’t
necessarily be able to recognize it as such just yet. This list isn’t a menu. Most often, we don’t get to choose. You may be thinking that Covid-19 is a new
item recently added to this list. But it
was already there along with many other unknown causes. Dying from this virus almost always means
dying alone in ICU. No last minute I
love yous. No family or loved ones by
our side. And then, in the midst of this
pandemic, so close to home, the deadliest mass murder in Canadian history at
the hands of a mad gunman disguised as a police officer. Such crazy times that we are living in. So senseless.
So tragic. Physical distancing
preventing us from really coming together like we would need to during these
difficult moments. Broken-hearted. So sad.
And so terrified. Maybe our
greatest fear isn’t death? Maybe our
greatest fear is not knowing how we are going to die? Maybe our greatest fear is the physical pain
that we may endure before leaving? Maybe
our greatest fear is leaving our loved ones behind? Living is dangerous. People have died doing what you are doing at
every minute of every day. We live with
a false sense of security with our insurance policies and consumer guarantees
but these are but an illusion. And this
illusion has been shattered by these recent events. It has put us face-to-face with the only sure
thing in this life, our mortality. Not
to downplay or disrespect the victims of these tragedies, but in reality we
were always as vulnerable even before the eruption of the Covid-19 pandemic and
the recent shootings in Nova Scotia. We
simply had pushed it at the very back of our consciousness. May we all give ourselves permission and
space to grieve these deep losses. And
may we be reminded how precious and fragile life actually is. My sincere condolences to everyone affected. Peace.
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