Page 62 - วารสารแสงธรรม เล่ม 9

The Light of Dharma July 2020 – June 2021 61

that need to be watched over, taking
care of children in the families whose
contacting the virus, from him. parents are doctors, nurses, etc.
If one of them is infected with the I see this news and realise that in
virus, others aside from him and his human society, even in the most
direct family will also suffer. critical of events, there are still groups
Buy insurance. You can still get of people who are willing to look after
sick, but at least you will be able to others.
pay for medical treatment. Should you A true Bodhisattva. In the Chinese
not be able to work, at least your language, the characters used in the
family can still eat and pay bills. word “crisis” are the same characters
COVID-19 is helping us to think used to mean “opportunity”. Yes, in
about others as well as ourselves. crisis there are opportunities. It is up to
The News reports that hotel us (and our media) to use the type of
owners are willing to give hotels to the language to encourage our hearts to be
Government to use to house people charitable. If we can do it, it will
needing to self-quarantine. These happen.
hotels are empty, no one can travel, Start with us. Let’s start by
tourism has stopped. I am so grateful helping others.
to hear about using these places to This is the oportunity for the
benifit so many people. transmission of goodness in humanity.
Great news from Canada, where The time that we had to face COVID
people are gathering together to together.
volunteer in so many ways. People Sending love and good wishes to
answering the call to cook for the all readers.
elderly at nursing homes. Answering
the calls to help by doing the shopping
for those who can’t get out
themselves. There are patients in beds