Can a pandemic be a blessing?

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Living to Be: A Podcast by Reino Gevers

Society & Culture


Many people will tell you that the pandemic is the most anxious and fearful period in their life. Some people have even lost loved ones or all their material resources. So how can a crisis be a blessing?Any type of personal tragedy is always followed by a period of grief, sorrow, procrastination, and despair. Ignoring or suppressing such feelings will inevitably have long-term harmful effects.Acknowledging anxiety and fear The first step is thus always in acknowledging such feelings of grief or sorrow as part of a process you are currently going through in dealing with a situation that was caused by external events outside your control. The flat-on-the-ground moments or the "dark moments of the soul times" however always herald at the same time the start of a new beginning in finding meaning or purpose in any type of challenge you are dealing with.