Life and Time – Shifting Sands of Time

Shifting Sands of Time

Hello, my friends! It’s me, Amy. I’m back from romping around the past and future to talk to you girls in the middle of this nonsense called 2020. Man, I bet you wish you could jump into the Stream with me (that’s what we call wormholes where I come from) and go back to 1995, or maybe forward to 3020? But you can’t, I’m sorry. The way I travel through time will kill the killable. In order to join me on these adventures, you’ll have to become an immortal like me. We’ll talk about that later.

But right now let’s talk about murder hornets and masks and quarantines – you know the craziness that is your life these days. So in my last article, I told you that there weren’t actually any murder hornets to worry about. And that’s still true – you don’t need to worry about them. Since my last article, some folks on the west coast HAVE discovered a few of them in the United States. But most of them were dead, and all of them were rendered harmless. Which, I can assure you, is what will happen with most of the dangers you’re facing this year. Will people die? I’m afraid they will, but that’s nothing new, is it? We’ve grown accustomed, for better or worse, to this thing we call death.

And I can tell you that I’ve seen enough death to last me a lifetime. Even a lifetime of millions of years, like I’ve lived so far and plan to go on living for the foreseeable future. I have never gotten used to death. Even though it can be made into something beautiful by those who love with abandon, it will always be our mortal enemy. It will always hurt, even when you know that the person who has “passed on” is now in a better place. Even when they lived a good, full life well into their 90’s or 100’s, even when you celebrate their life more than mourn their passing when “the time comes.” Memento Mori will always come with a touch of sobriety, and of sadness. Even in the most celebrated of lives, the most anticipated deaths.

Let’s turn a corner, though, and put the spectre of death in our rear view mirror, at least for now. Although some of you have lost loved ones to this pernicious virus, most of you have not, and will not. Most of you are just trying to come to terms with a life that you would not have guessed might exist, even if you were given 1000 guesses, just one year ago. That’s one huge lesson that I can bring you from the past and from the future – you will see change. You will find the need to adapt. And the awesome thing is that we humans are actually really good at this. YOU are really good at it. You might not like it – most people hate change. But you’re good at it, and you’re making it work. Give yourself a pat on the back and keep your chin up.

Masks and quarantines will be with you for awhile. But your ability to adapt, even while standing in the middle of the shifting sand that is 2020… that will survive this crazy year. Keep finding new ways to love. New avenues for your kindness. Reach out to those in your circle, and make sure they’re OK. I know you’re tired of hearing it, but we really ARE all in this together.

Even me, your crazy time traveling friend.

I’ll see you next time. Hang in there. It’s only a matter of time before it’s over.