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“I struggled to find words that would bring you comfort and help you navigate this very difficult situation. Having found none of my own, I reproduce here the poem “This is the time to be slow” by the Irish author John O’Donohue.

‘This is the time to be slow,
Lie low to the wall
Until the bitter weather passes.
Try, as best you can, not to let
The wire brush of doubt
Scrape from your heart
All sense of yourself
And your hesitant light.
If you remain generous,
Time will come good;
And you will find your feet
Again on fresh pastures of promise,
Where the air will be kind
And blushed with beginning.’

Wishing you to remain generous with yourselves and loved ones.
See you soon.

– Ana Campos, School of Interdisciplinary Science

Students in McMaster’s Faculty of Science are greatly missed by all our faculty members and staff. Look for more #MacSciCares messages of reassurance and hope in the days ahead. For the latest McMaster COVID-19 updates, please go to covid19.mcmaster.ca.