This is the Time

by Alan S. Cajes, PhD

This is the time when I feel helpless, but I can help by taking good care of myself so that my loved ones, my friends, my fellow human beings will not be infected by my negligence.

This is the time when I realize my smallness in the hierarchy of creation, but I can now start improving the way I live and relate with our common home, our planet.

This is the time when I fear disease and death, but I can now prioritize the things that matter most in life in case I survive - What have I learned? What have I done? Who I have loved?

This is the time when I feel alone, but I can also reach out to those who feel the same way, especially the ones I hurt.

This is the time when I feel so meaningless, but I can start seeking for answers to questions about existence, life and afterlife.

This is the time when I suffer what I must, but I can start appreciating whatever I have, my hopes and my dreams.

This is the time when I begin to let go of my physical body, so that I can now confront my most important possession —my soul, its conscience, and its Maker.