05/04/2021
Many thanks to Thrive Global & Authority Magazine for their interest in my work. Check out their fascinating series: 5 Things I Learned From the Social Isolation of Covid-19 Pandemic. One question they asked was: Please give us your favorite “Life Lesson Quote”? Can you share how that was relevant to you during the pandemic?
My answer was this: My life lesson quote is from The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. There is a very moving passage from the book which stays with me: “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God.”
The passage is extraordinary. You see, Anne and her family and friends couldn’t go outside. They were in hiding. Eight people. For two years. In a 450 square foot attic. Afraid that every breath they took, every move they made would alert the outside world to their whereabouts.
During this past year I’ve thought of that quote — and of the Frank family — often. Especially whenever I leave my house and go outside for a walk to clear my head. To survive this pandemic all I have to do is wear a mask and stay 6 feet away from other people. It’s not even a tenth of what others who have come before me have had to do.
Love Doesn’t Rely on Proximity. The fourth thing I’d say has to do with relationships. The people who care about me have shown up in both big and small ways. This year I got handwritten holiday cards from dozens of friends and family. I haven’t received that much mail for Christmas and Hanukka...
