3 weeks into lunar new year, life in hk far from normal
school suspension extended, gov’t department workers still work at home, public facilities still closed…
+ some very rare behavior occurred in this once was a free international city :
tissue run!!
all types were gone almost everywhere, also rice, masks….
people lined up long time to get just 1 / 2 mask .
quota imposed for purchase of disinfectants , wet tissue…
now almost everyone wears a mask, those who do not, seen as alien, even criminal…
some shop banned customer from entering without one.
yet there r still some positive sides under such fear :
more family time for parents and kids
much higher hygiene standard
flow of fresh air enabled as much as possible by opening door of buildings
and more importantly, a greater of sense of presence / mutual help / appreciation of simple things in life that we have always overlooked
shops now have much less customer and close earlier though people in general still calm and do go out shop and eat.
we still enjoy freedom to go out at our own risks and mask wearing not mandatory
supplies of daily necessities still fine though some items really out of stock..
like Eckhart said, we now appreciate every “holy encounter”, knowing well that the form, either the business/ venue / person might not be there next time, while trying our best to share our knowledge / love to help / cheer up each other
we r more fully present and grateful for a meal / clean water / a shower / a 15 min. jogging outside with fresh air, sunlight or even light rain…/ no new suspected or confirmed cases at our neighborhood / still being able to stay at home instead of being quarantined….
meanwhile, further north in the epicentre of this nature and/or man made outbreak, more and more unusual phenomena appeared :
thunder + lightning with snow / hail in 1st month of lunar new year
large groups of crow
heavy black smog in places where all industrial activities stopped
sun illusion – 5 suns appeared same time in sky
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at the border, 40 billion locus travelling all the way from africa, eating up all crops on the way…
may the divine plan unfolds rapidly properly, that all transformation, purification… manifest with much love and consciousness
in faith, patience, strength, resilience, hope, … we await the new earth
Namaskar
Sat Nam Deep I