This Is the Ultimate Paradox of Our Age
How to rediscover your purpose in the age of Coronavirus
We are living in uncertain times, as the world hunkers down and navigates a novel Coronavirus that is changing our way of life. We know that the elderly and those with underlying health conditions are most at risk, but we still worry.
Not that we haven’t been here before. There have been other health scares, like Ebola, Zika, MERS, Swine, H1N1, Avian, SARS, etc.
In 2009 President Obama declared a National Emergency over the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic. Never the less, the impact of the Coronavirus has been greater. Parts of some countries, like Italy, are on lockdown. Schools are closing, and families find themselves sheltering in place at home.
While our best scientists and leaders work hard to resolve the crisis (and a vaccine trial has begun), we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory. Besides staying healthy, what are we to do with this sudden downtime at home? What can we learn from this historic crisis about ourselves, and our future?
The paradox of our age
A few years back my wife traveled to Dharamshala, India to volunteer at a school for special needs kids. My wife is a registered nurse with a big heart for helping others. She also…
