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Worry is Antisurvival

Istijlál (Majesty), 11 ʻAláʼ (Loftiness) 176 B.E. Thursday, March 12, 2020

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DAY 2673: How do you feel about how the corona virus is being handled? Are you personally worried about your safety?

Coronavirus Worries

I

Coronavirus worries--
any type of worries--
are antisurvival!

They pander to our phobias
generating the desire to hoard
commonly used necessities,
such as toilet paper,
hand sanitizer,
and condemns.

II

In whatever I do,
whatever happens in the world,
I place my worries
and my life
in the hands of God.

The All-Glorious and Unknowable Creator
is in charge of universe,
the Earth,
and my life.

There is no true safety
in the physical world:
I wash my hands,
I attempt not to touch my face,
and I cough and sneeze
into my sleeve
or a tissue.

I take all the precautions
I can think of
and I pray for protection;
this is all that I can do:
My life is in the hands of God.