Blog by best-selling author Olga Swan

As astronauts from the International Space Station prepare to return to Earth, what a change they’ll see. Major cities that used to be cloaked in pollution now have pure atmospheres and empty highways. Wildlife that used to be killed and maimed by vehicles and pesticides is now flourishing, skies no longer criss-crossed by grey aviation plumes, oceans and rivers at long last refreshingly clear from man’s wanton destruction.  Was our planet heading for certain destruction then, the only possible salvation an urgent intervention from above? And if so, how can man be prevented from returning to the same old ways again once this pandemic is finally over?  We mourn those who have succumbed to the deadly virus and do our utmost to stay healthy by remaining at home. So many imponderables this Passover and Easter Sunday.