Meaning mapping in the face of shock

No one in the house heard the crash, but the tree certainly fell. My car caught it.

When everything started shutting down for Covid-19, I hastily bought a one way-ticket to be with my partner and I left my loyal Honda Civic parked at a friend’s house. Last week, when my partner suggested I save money and pause the car insurance, I said, “But a tree might fall on it.” Whaat?! This is how, so quickly in the after-shock of loss, meaning wriggles in. My brain hastened to retrospectively illuminate all the cues that led up to this moment. I remembered how vulnerable it…