Letter To My Child In Times Of Pandemic

Photo Credit: Dorin Vasilescu — Freedom

A letter to my child, to your child, to every child

My dear child,

This is not the world I wanted for you when I found out about your existence, that you will walk and breathe on this planet. This is the world I want you to learn from.

We spoke to you about kindness, laughter, and joy; about traveling the world and learning from the stories you hear. We took you out in nature and spoke about its wonders; about how this home, this planet, is our source of life. We spoke to you about people; about human nature and how a human being can achieve greatness. We also told you about the stoned human heart, the damage we can leave behind, the destruction we can create. We taught you about individuals and society; how any individual can create a ripple effect, good or bad, how society feeds itself from our single behavior. We spoke about awareness.

Now, we need not speak anymore, nor teach, nor show. The world you woke up in 16 days ago changed, and it echoes our words every single day. You see kindness and community, as well as selfishness and fear. You see the good and the bad bundled up; you recognize your own self; you understand that of others. This is not the world I wanted to give you, but it is the one I want you to learn from.

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