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OCTOBER 11 — The other day I was in the lift heading down to the carpark when an elderly man got in and coughed. Seconds later, I coughed.  We both immediately leapt away from each other even though we were wearing masks.  Only when I got off did I realise the uncle was very familiar...

OCTOBER 11 — The other day I was in the lift heading down to the carpark when an elderly man got in and coughed. Seconds later, I coughed. Only when I got off did I realise the uncle was very familiar but I hadn't recognized him with his mask on. Like me, he had lived in the building for decades.

These tensions were a problem long before Covid-19 but the social distancing required to combat the coronavirus has also exacerbated these divisions. Of course health and containing the pandemic must take precedence over festivities but the essence of these festivals needs to be retained -- that is what we are pulling together for our communities, for our families, for our culture.

 

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