LettersThis Easter, coronavirus tragedy reminds humanity to stop playing God

As Easter approaches, I wish to share a painful lesson that I have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since ancient times, we have all been educated that wildlife is intrinsically valuable, that animals (especially wildlife) exist for their own purposes and should be left to flourish and thrive as best they can, without interference from humans. This has been taught in the Bible, and the principles have been followed by human beings for centuries and decades. So we should not test God on it, or else we will face dire consequences.

How can we humans so easily forget the painful lessons of Sars, which happened less than two decades ago?

And that, if we have tried to take over, and angered God, he will take matters into his own hands, by sending the plague all over the world, and so we should not have overlooked his strength.

Eunice Li, Shanghai