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Sunday Best: One question you should be asking right now

“Are you OK?”

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story November 29, 2020 It can feel hard to escape the bad some days. To not fall into that anxiety spiral. People are sick, businesses are closing, and everyone is fighting their own personal battles right now. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has a suggestion for these tough times: Ask your loved ones, “Are you OK?” And then, remember that great solace can also be found in a tenderly written poem, a song that speaks to you like nothing else can and a film that reminds you that you belong. If you pause for a moment, you might find that the hardships we endure, individually and collectively, may be somewhat eased by the beauty and creativity around us. — Jennifer Brown The Losses We Share Pool photo by Ian Volger “Sitting in a hospital bed, watching my husband’s heart break as he tried to hold the shattered pieces of mine, I realized that the only way to begin to heal is to first ask, ‘Are you OK?’” Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT ‘Never Think That You’re Not Supposed to Be There’ Horace Bowers, grandfather of Kris Bowers.Ben Proudfoot “People are constantly throwing up things to stop you in life. But you’ve got to know you cannot stop me.” I Remember When Rock Was Young Elton John.GAB Archive/Redferns, via Getty Images There have been many Eltons throughout Elton John’s life. But the one that resonates with Jennifer Finney Boylan is his younger self, the one she listened when he was just starting out: “As a closeted queer teenager in 1970, I found something in that voice that gave me hope. It told me I was not alone, that the fear of my secret self need not paralyze me forever.” Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT China Disappeared My Professor. But Not His Poetry. Emily Haasch Joshua L. Freeman last saw his professor Abduqadir Jalalidin in late 2016. Two years later, Mr. Jalalidin was sent to one of China’s internment camps for Uighurs. Though he remains there, his silence has been broken by his poems that have seeped through the cracks. It’s the Fauci Awards! Imagine if public health officials were actually praised for their lifesaving work rather than subjected to death threats. Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT Read the full Opinion report here. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for Sunday Best from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018