Love in the age of Covid19, part IV: Being is the meaning

Statue of Ur-Ningirsu, detail

Circa 3110 BC

Photograph from the Louvre

Over the last week or so, I’ve received a number of pieces from various friends that were written by people who claim to "speak for" the virus, so to speak. 

In these pieces, the virus (who speaks surprisingly good English, considering it’s a nucleic acid) explains how it has actually ar…