I recently experienced my first true loss of someone close to me. My helper from the Philippines finally retired after being with my family my whole life. I had lost relatives before, but I was never as close with any of them as I was to my helper. Although she didn’t necessarily “pass away”, I had lost a part of my life that consistently was there every day since the day I was born, plunging me into emotions of emptiness, confusion, and uncertainty. I grew up in Hong Kong an

She lives in a world With an endless litany of ironies and contradictions. Thousands of followers, A thousand likes An avalanche of love An avalanche of hate Doom scrolling Just one more video Just one more post Another like  Another heart Another hate comment An entire world a finger click away She is loved all over her social media page. She is appreciated everywhere She is praised and celebrated  Then why the emptiness? Why has loneliness become her constant companion? She