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The virus is alleged to have originated in Wuhan,
the sprawling capital of Central China’s Hubei province.
But, since there have been several unconfirmed theories
and suspicions on how the virus actually began, it would
be irresponsible on our part to attempt to address the
origin of the coronavirus in this book.

Human Suffering Is Often Based On Perception—
Whether the sufferer is an individual or a group
of individuals, what suffering looks or feels like is often
based on one’s personal opinion, feelings and biases,
rather than on research and facts.
Case in point; I’m sure we’ve all heard a very obese
individual openly announce, “I’m starving!” Now, this
isn’t meant to insult anyone of excessive weight, but many
largely obese people could easily survive for up to a month
on water alone, unless they suffer from a preexisting
sickness or disease.
In which case, the illness is more likely to be the
cause of death, rather than starvation. To make a point,
we all know what starvation looks like. If you haven’t
traveled into famine-stricken countries as I have, you’ve
seen what it looks like on TV. Believe it! Where there is
widespread starvation, bones protrude through the skin,
eyes bulge… and people die.

In fact, at just one of many camps in Ethiopia, East
Africa, while I was there the death count was over one
hundred (100) men, women and children per day. Not
from a COVID, but from hunger. So, when these people
say they’re starving, the meaning is quite different.
Human suffering is all about an individual’s
background, experiences and personal perception.
Clearly, this was a famine affecting East Africa.