I just recovered from a bout of the dreaded COVID 19 – Omicron strain and luckily it was no different from a flu treated at home that one would have had. However the uncertainty of how my body would react to it, whether I would need hospitalization or not, certainly was unsettling. And to add to the uncertainty was the contradictory information available on the news – with one expert saying one thing and some other saying exactly the opposite, so you don’t know who to believe… Then of course is the list of well wishers who have their own set of anxiety issues that sometimes are passed on to you FOC 🙂 In such a confused state all you actually need is a Pyar ki Jhappi but that too can’t be in person and you have to make do with hugs emojis on WhatsApp.
One learning that was reinforced during this period of quarantine was that there is no use worrying about anything. On the contrary, it is actually helpful to be cheerful since your body responds better to the crises. Take all precautions/course of action for treatment as per your maturity/wisdom/resources but then worrying about the result ain’t gonna help, so let the worry go… The “worried” people are those who think they have something to lose. When you accept that all that you are clinging to was never yours in the first place and all of it would have to be left behind in any case, you experience a sense of freedom that takes your worries away. So lose your worry instead.
“Hakuna Matata” – which means “There are no problems: Don’t worry about it.”
Bodhisattva 