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Living in the time of COVID-19 gives all of us a strong and clear taste of uncertainty. Our welfare is on the line and we are trapped at home with our questions, our vulnerabilities, and the vulnerabilities of others.
Even in the midst of doing all we can to help others and giving our best effort to solve the problems in front of us, what can we learn from this ever-present uncertainty? If the virus allows us to see deeply into the meaning of uncertainty — and our “illusion of control” — it will have opened a door of wisdom in the midst of our suffering.
What is uncertainty? Uncertainty may have the flavor of doubt, skepticism, mistrust, or disorientation. Sometimes people feel depressed, anxious, or even helpless in the face of lack of control of, or prediction about, the future. READ MORE