his body. He sits perfectly still, smiling in amusement at this turn of events. When we were teenagers, my brother and I used to trim our hair in turn with a hair clipper. But it has been a long time since I have held a hair clipper. With a steady hand, I begin. And though it takes much longer, though we do not get to enjoy the symphony at the barbershop, my youngest child seems happy with the trim. May 11, 2020 Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar! Ashhaduan Laa ilaha ilalah… 3:43am. I slept well last night. I will not go to the mosque. I will not go to work. I lie in bed and thank God for another day. In our own bubble, my family is apart from the world. But we are together. Healthy. Safe. The pandemic, I guess, will linger a little more than we have expected. But that’s OK, I guess. We have lost many things but in it we have revived the art of gratitude and appreciation for small things, for everything.
Clarence Dosdos is an architect from the Philippines and is currently based in Qatar, where he lives with his wife and four children.
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