The rollercoaster of emotions Kenyans are going through

The jokes emerging on the internet from people stuck in lockdown at home for weeks and soon to be months at a time have been cheesy at worst and classic at best. Take this prediction: "There will be a minor baby boom in nine months, and then one day in 2033 we shall witness the rise of the quaranteens!" Or the more circumspect jibe at the anti-vaccine stalwarts that says "Once they come out with a coronavirus vaccine, I don't want to see any anti-vaxxers getting one. Don't be a hypocrite!"

But laughter is indeed the best medicine in an increasingly grim environment where there seems to be absolutely no scientific nor biblical prediction of when the end will be, whatever "the end" means. Hence the heaviness that many of us are experiencing has actually been likened to grief. Brené Brown is a University of Texas research professor and best-selling author of several books on leadership.