"Wait"is a cruel word for our frenetic, frenzied, whirling, busy world. We are so impetuous and impatient. Why write it when you can email or text it? We expect instant…

Our carefully-crafted illusionof predictable security,destroyed by a simple virus. We watch as the well-oiled gearsof our elaborate world machinegrind to a shuddering halt. An invisible enemyilluminates hidden linesof our interdependence. …