Although we wish this pandemic was just a bad dream, an awful nightmare, we know for sure that it’s painfully true, an undeniable reality. Nevertheless, at times I can´t help feeling that it could also be a perfect plan to keep us all at home, isolated, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty; helpless puppets in the hands of a couple of crazy, messianic leaders who want to dominate the world. We are constantly monitored, spied on. There’s no privacy, as in George Orwell’s memorable “1984”: we are being watched all day long by Big Brother, whoever he/she/it is. The whole planet has come to a standstill, like never before. A privilege to be able to play a minor role in this science fiction play, as long as we don’t die on stage, like poor old Molière. Sigh …
Published on Buenos Aires Times