![]() ![]() ![]() We are literally living in fragments – disconnected islands of activity. Live in fragments no longer.” Lockdown has been marked by disconnection : social distancing means that we now routinely move away from people outside our household as we take advantage of our sanctioned daily exercise we move in 2 metre exclusion zones as we complete the weekly shop communication with friends and family is mediated through mobile telephones, FaceTime, Zoom or those agonising conversations for six feet away when all you really want to do is give them a hug, shake hands, sit down together and share a cup of tea. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. The full quote is perhaps even more poignant : “Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. ![]() The quote from E.M Forster’s novel Howards’ End has taken on new meaning in the past eight weeks. ![]()
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