A few days ago, due to some complications with Upayadhi's recovery from abdominal surgery, we had to spend most of the day in the ER of Mount Sinai Hospital, arriving in the early hours after a difficult night. The room was enormous and beds lined up some 5-10 inches apart, barely enough space for a nurse or doctor to fit between. "Privacy" was provided by flimsy curtains. The cacophony of sound was so loud that all we could do for the many long hours that followed was sound meditation. Talking was too challenging. When we first walked in, Upayadhi described it as walking into a loud disco. The energy at 6am was high, with night staff looking forward to ending their shifts, and morning teams coming in "pumped" and ready for what was, arguably, something of a warzone.