Sunday Star-Times

David Slack

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virus moves, the fewer of us it takes. The steps we can all take to slow it down are ridiculous­ly simple. Cough into a tissue or elbow. Stay home if we develop symptoms. Wash our hands. How hard is that?

Death. Our fear of it looms over all of this. When will it come? Not today, not soon, we hope.

But I have been giving it much more space in my mind than I once did, and I find I can sit more comfortabl­y with it. Embracing it can make you

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