In Memoriam
Exactly one year ago, I was travelling in California, staying at my cousin's place and doing the usual traveler stuff; attending Halloween parades, road-trip to Vegas and Grand Canyon. Who would have imagined then how much times were set to change in the succeeding 12 months! Many things we assumed as constants in life have changed beyond recognition, while many others we had always assumed as transcending variables are sticking around longer. It is like a collective " You know nothing, Jon Snow. " phase for the whole world. While economies will recover, profits/investments can be consolidated and career paths readjusted, the irreversible loss of lives will cast an everlasting shadow. It feels indecent, intrusive and even inhuman to come to terms with a reality where life is lost over a handshake, a hug, or simply physical proximity to a fellow human, more often their own kith and kin. My stay in San Diego last year coincided with the date of Día de Muertos (The Day