Seminar-733 Questioning Corona 2020.pdf
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… of its host and thereby endanger the survival of its own species. Given very large numbers of the new animal or human host, the virus can turn more virulent without running the risk of obliterating its own genetic lineage. The ability of a virus to exchange genetic material with other viruses also adds a dangerous dimension by leading to the emergence of new and more virulent forms. The virus belongs to the family of Corona viruses. While there are hundreds of these viruses among ani- mals, this … and auto dri- vers, private philanthropies and social workers, sex workers and trans peo- ple, people of faith and radical acti- vists of non-faith. All came together and flowed into a river of diverse volunteers working feverishly on the ground and online to reach out to those workers on the move paralyzed by the lockdown. Something about the migrant moved them. It was a humanitarian response to a humanitarian crisis, both equally of epic proportions. And quite unlike any response seen in times … to oneself, alienated from the needs and demands of others, a selfish nar- cissistic self totally turned inwards. How can this anxious self mother any- one? The seamless flow of warmth, love, care, reassurance and hope that is expected of mothering is foreign to an anxious body that shivers feverishly with uncertainty about life. Yet somehow mothers, anxious or not, strive to survive, as long they can, to feed, wash, caress, rock and yes, love their children. I don’t know how I managed not …
