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As I get older, I am more mindful of the end of my physical life. There are so many things that I am grateful for: I do not worry about work and money,聽and I live a retired life of my dreams.

A year ago, I had the luxury of a three-month sabbatical. In addition to studying, I spent some time with a friend in the Nuxalk community of Bella Coola.

The awareness of suffering as a necessary part of every interaction with the source of everything, the earth, must greatly increase. Environmental harm produces suffering.

鈥淗ow terribly strange to be seventy鈥�, said Paul Simon in a song. Of course, he was probably still a teenager when he wrote that, so the terrible aspect is certainly age related.

My online news feed brought some cheery news this past week. (Why, oh why do I keep reading the online news feed?) 鈥淭hey鈥� figure we鈥檙e headed for another wave of Coronavirus outbreaks, with more lockdowns and other regulations.

As I write this, I have just come out of a conference call, in which one of the leaders had a minor meltdown.

Last weekend, on August 23, 2020, the Ismaili Centre, Vancouver, celebrated its 35th anniversary.

FEAR聽- An unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. (Merriam Webster Dictionary) Fear exists for the purpose of keeping us away from danger.

鈥淎ll my relations.鈥� When I first heard that phrase, said in closing by an indigenous man at the end of a multifaith meeting, I was completely confused. It didn鈥檛 relate to the preceding sentence, so it seemed at first to be a non-sequitur.

On April 22 nd of this year the UN Global Communications team, responding to the challenges posed by the pandemic, encouraged the governments of the world to 鈥渂uild back better鈥�.