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W.B., 29, a mechanical engineer in Missoula, MT

“As the shelter-in-place orders were issued across most of the US, and the dire news about shortages of PPE and ventilators started hitting mainstream media, many of my designer and engineer friends tried to put their professional skills to work to try and solve these problems. Some of my coworkers started designing face shields and face masks, teaming up with local manufacturers to help fight the shortage…”

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K.T.K., 60, a lecturer in Seoul, South Korea

“조금 조심하면서 이전과 비슷한 생활을 하는 사람도 있고, 아예 사회생활을 단절하고 은둔하는 사람도 적지 않은 상태임. 다만 사태가 장기화 되면서 코로나 바이러스에 대한 위기감이나 두려움이 조금씩 둔감해지는듯한 인상을 받고 있음.”

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Z.R.Y., 18, a student in Beijing, China

“我回国之后疫情就开始严重起来,我们连续好几天没有出门,买了很多口罩和食物还有酒精。[…] 大家都非常团结,希望这次疫情能早日结束。有很多人开始募捐,帮助医院治疗,还有人开始做视频来振奋大家,等等。[…] 希望疫情过后,人与人之间能够更包容,各国关系也能更好。感谢医护人员以及在疫情中帮忙的所有人。”

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M.W., 22, a student in Wayne, PA

“For a lot of us, it is not the same unimaginable grief felt by those who have lost loved ones to this pandemic. But it is grief nonetheless—a kind of hollow emptiness”

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D.M., 70, a retired physical therapist in Lakewood, CA

“I have been a Shin Buddhist all my life. […]We relied on each other for help and assistance. When times were hard, everyone shared what we had, everyone helped each other in the fields or to work on a project, be it church, community or neighborhood in need. If you had nothing to give, you offered your kind words, support or offer to help. […] In this time of Pandemic, I have seen many of the things I grew up with and recognize so much of the Shin Buddhist lessons I have heard and seen thru the years…”

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E.C., 70, a Shin Buddhist minister in Irvine, CA

“This has been a time of deep self reflection and […] has made the Buddhist teaching of impermanence immediate and ever present. The dharma has allowed me to be open to what is the evolving and ever fluid circumstance. The recent protests over the George Floyd murder are just another aspect of this truth…”

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