Love is the only key Friday, July 17th, 2020 Today is the second last day of my 14-day quarantine period. I have been staying in my tiny apartment for 13 days and it seems as long as a century. Everyday I read for at least 3 hours, learn new English vocabularies, and talk to myself in English which I find is quite useful. At least I can speak more fluently than I used to. The Covid-19 pandemic has affected our lives in every aspect.Now is a bad time for whole human beings, for we are facing countless upheavals, chaos, turbulences, sufferings, pains and loss. People are dying in hopelessness, separating from their loved ones, crying and grieving, worried and anxious about whether they might get infected by other Covid-19 patients. On the other hand, this moment might be a good opportunity for us too. Truths about life are revealing themselves to us. People are realizing what matters most by gazing into themselves and trying to figure out what are the values and virtues that they hold dear. People finally have time to read, write, and ponder on something that’s been bothering them for a long time. For us, now is the perfect moment to stop sidestepping our real problems, confront those tough questions with bravery, and attempt to answer them with sincerity and earnestness. I just hope everything would be ok. Though, “ok” is really a weak word, so are “perfect” or “fine”. I guess maybe the world is just imperfect. What we are trying to do is to make the best out of it by sharing our generous love, care, empathy and kindness with others who are our families, friends, strangers, or even the ones we hate. Because no matter how you decide to live your life or get through this tough time of trials and tribulations, at the end of the day, only love can conquer everything, not hatred, envy, resentment, disgust, or contempt. Yes, love is the only key to unlock the gentle grace; love is the unique path to access the inner peace.