Loved And Lost : Dedicated To The Grieving
BY R.K.MISRA “Grief is a lonely and confusing experience, even in less troubled times. But in the current season, death has been turned inside out; the bodies are crowding together at makeshift morgues, and the bereaved are left isolated in a tomb of loss”, says Belinda Luscombe writing on ‘ Grief During Caronavirus ’ in the April 27, 2020 issue of Time magazine aptly titled , Finding Hope. Belinda recreates the pathos of a New Jersey home in America where a son is unable to hug his infected mother on the virus - induced death of his father. ”Corona has taken away thousands of years of traditions for dealing with death- the hug and the touch”, Belinda quotes the bereaved son as saying. I am in the same New Jersey, locked down with a loving daughter and our dotting family. A journalist from Ahmedabad in India, I watch from the secure comfort of a secluded home as morbidity clouds the air . More than death, it is fear of death that rules life. A sneeze scares a...