In Hindu mythology, there is a story about Skanda, the second son of Lord Shiva (“the Destroyer”) who took a look around the world and felt hopeless. Corruption, man-made disease, and hate seemed rampant. Human beings were not living to their divine potential and seemed bent on the destruction of the Earth along with their own self-destruction.

Skanda also happened to be the God of War, so he imprisoned the God of Creation, Lord Brahma, to create a perfect world. Shiva came down to visit this utopia and what he found was frozen life forms. There has to be a cycle of birth and death. There has to be something to be attained therefore you have to remain in an imperfect form to grow.

Brahma was released and life emerged and several thousand years later, here we are, ridden with Covid-19, protesting hate, and at times feeling like Skanda.

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