Brain Food #416
Love in the Time of Corona
Daily Brain Food.
Thoughts of the day
What will happen to romantic love, dating, and all other expressions of affection, in the time of Coronavirus? Will we change the way we behave with our friends, partners, and family? A kiss could be contagious, a hug awkward.
Suddenly, not touching becomes a sign of caring. In some cultures, this has always been the norm, for example in Japan where a respectful bow is all it takes for two people to greet each other.
Perhaps there has never been a more important time in recent history to learn to communicate affection with the power of words or just being together, in the same space, in silence.
Again and Again
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Again and again, however we know the landscape of love
and the little churchyard there, with its sorrowing names,
and the frighteningly silent abyss into which the others
fall: again and again the two of us walk out together
under the ancient trees, lie down again and again
among the flowers, face to face with the sky.
The Lovers, by René Magritte. When life imitates art.
