Global pandemic – unprecedented world-wide catastrophe – increasing and deeply deeply troubling, day-by-day – “What would Allen have done?” (that inevitable speculation) – Keep wise and informed – and keep (try to keep, try to maintain) love, compassion and equanimity. “The weight of the world is love”, yes it is, the weight of the world is our shared human condition, our commonality – (“while you are not safe I am not safe”). This must, in these emergency times, be our focus – “Holy forgiveness! mercy! charity! faith! Holy! Ours! bodies! suffering! magnanimity! Holy the supernatural extra brilliant intelligent kindness of the soul!”