'Today a lord, tomorrow lie in the dust-
Thursday, September 8th, 2022 09:07 pm'-Thus in the world there is no earthly trust.'
I was coming back from my coffee shop when a woman I don't know stopped me and asked 'Are you Canadian?' and when, puzzled, I answered in the affirmative, she said, 'The Queen just died' and started crying. 'I just saw it on my phone and I had to tell someone. She was queen longer than I've been alive. And I've had so many losses...' and couldn't continue. I consoled her as best as I could, but what could I say?
It is and isn't a shock. Failing health, yes, but I was expecting something drawn out over several weeks like the Shōwa emperor, with bulletins every morning and a gradual sinking. Not 'Tuesday greets new PM, Thursday dies.' For sure that's how heart attacks and strokes work, but again, I wasn't expecting either of those.
I was coming back from my coffee shop when a woman I don't know stopped me and asked 'Are you Canadian?' and when, puzzled, I answered in the affirmative, she said, 'The Queen just died' and started crying. 'I just saw it on my phone and I had to tell someone. She was queen longer than I've been alive. And I've had so many losses...' and couldn't continue. I consoled her as best as I could, but what could I say?
It is and isn't a shock. Failing health, yes, but I was expecting something drawn out over several weeks like the Shōwa emperor, with bulletins every morning and a gradual sinking. Not 'Tuesday greets new PM, Thursday dies.' For sure that's how heart attacks and strokes work, but again, I wasn't expecting either of those.
