![]() But as we zoom out, can anyone really wrap their head around such large numbers? Each death is a tragedy played out on an individual level, with a family left shocked and bereaved. The number of lives claimed by the virus has already exceeded 400,000 and more than seven million cases have been recorded in 200 countries. The millions of lives lost in natural disasters, wars or to famine, for example, grow too large to fathom.Įven now we can see the same strange process happening as the worldwide death toll due to coronavirus rises. Too often, the deaths of many simply become a statistic. While most of us will see a single death as a tragedy, we can struggle to have the same response to large-scale loss of life. They exemplify one of the most baffling aspects of the human response to the plight of others. ![]() If I look at the one, I will." These are the words of a woman whose acts of charity and kindness earned her sainthood – Mother Teresa. ![]()
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