When our hearts bleed and life feels empty.
- Quand nos cœurs saignent, et que la vie semble vide.
- Wenn unser Herz blutet, und sich das Leben leer anfühlt.
- Cuando nuestros corazones sangran, y la vida se siente vacía.
- Quando i nostri cuori sanguinano, e la vita sembra vuota.
- Kad mūsu sirdis asiņo un dzīve šķiet tukša.
- Όταν η καρδιά μας αιμορραγεί και η ζωή είναι άδεια.
- Когда наши сердца истекают кровью, а жизнь кажется пустой.
- Када нам срца крваре и живот се осећа празним.
- Quando nossos corações sangram e a vida parece vazia.
- 우리의 마음이 피를 흘리고 삶이 공허하다고 느낄 때.
- 當我們的心在流血，生活感到空虛時。
- 當我們的心在流血，生活感到空虛時。
- 私たちの心が出血し、人生が空っぽに感じたとき。
How many of us have died so far this year?
| 7.908.072.848 | World’s population |
| 52.205.890 | Deaths so far in 2021 |
A lost life. Level 1.
What is a life worth?
Everything, not much, – or nothing? Of course, that depends on which perspective we take. In the Christian tradition, life is infinitely valuable, and can not be converted into money.
At a national and state level, however, both a living and a lost life can be converted to an average monetary value, depending on the age and status of those concerned. For a child who loses mother and father, life collapses and never becomes as it could have been – that is, to a certain extent safe and predictable. For a grandson and daughter to lose their grandparents is quite sad. Though losing your spouse or girlfriend is horrible. Losing a child is extremely upsetting and sad. Grief that you in a way never get rid of. It settles like a dark and heavy cloud over your life.
How many have died in the pandemic so far? (11.25-2021)
5 million 193 thousand and 850 people have died from their loved ones and friends to this day from Covid19 related diseases. Since a person has an average of 8-9 close people around them, the deaths of the pandemic have affected around 45 million people, with varying degrees of loss and grief. It is a heavy burden, which everyone around the bereaved should help to both alleviate and comfort.
A lost life, level 2.
To a certain degree beneficial.
For some people in very complicated family relationships, it is a relief that parents and grandparents die. There is still grief there, due to a lack, most often of love and care that was never present, for various reasons. But the consolation after all can be the opportunity to inherit money, objects, jewelry, or other property.
In parts of the rich West and Asia, the amount of inheritance is not insignificant. In my country’s capital, it could be several million dollars. This can create violent conflicts between the heirs, and division in families, which in turn must be considered as degrees of loss and grief.
A lost life, level 3.
National and state affairs.
There is a lot of money to be saved nationally if the sick and old die. Especially because they are not or can not be considered directly financially productive, nor do they have maintenance responsibilities.
In some countries, there is a lot of money to be saved on a person who has reached retirement age dying early, unless the spouse takes over the pension. If both retirees die, millions of dollars could be saved, both in retirement and hospital care expenses. This applies both where the public sector is responsible for the payment of the pension that the deceased has saved up from their lifelong wage income, and where the insurance company must cover the costs of health treatment.
Fortunately, most democracies and also some dictatorships have legislated a human rights guarantee to be cared for as sick and old. We are talking about people most of whom have served their country in various ways through both their work and their taxes and fees paid to the state.
Conclusion and admonition:
No matter how we look at the effects of this pandemic, the result for us at the individual level, is great pain, grief, and insecurity. The pandemic is not over, nor do we know when we will get rid of it completely.
So let’s grieve with those of you who have lost some of your loved ones. And let’s protect ourselves as best we can, with vaccines, disinfectants, and protection masks.
We should not feel invulnerable and immortal, even if we are young, and even if our country does not take the pandemic seriously because it threatens business, jobs, and the national economy. The best way to make sure that we, our family, friends, and our community can continue almost normally, is to use face masks, disinfectants, wash our hands and test ourselves when we get sick. Also, keep your distance from those you do not know, at least for now.
IMPORTANT: Do not forget to call, text, or FaceTime, be on messenger with friends, acquaintances, grandparents, and others who may feel isolated.
Bless you, all!
