CORONA PANDEMIC 2020

Welcome 2020 and happy New year ... we wished each other as we welcome 2020 in our life...with new hopes, new aspirations..!! as we stepped in 2020 ...we heard about a virus in china graving in human life , a deadly virus..who would have thought this virus would travel around the world taking a toll on human life or that we have to live with it for the next 2-6 months..!!

2020 brings in corona virus....as around 6.8 million (as of 9-6 -2020) have infected with the virus with over 3lakh+ deaths. Now I am not posting any debates or any issues or any kind of advises about Corona. we all are consuming much information and misinformation thoroughly widely circulated around the world through social media. More faster and deadlier than the virus ,its the misinformation spreads that creates unnecessary panic and  reparations in the minds of the people even before infecting people. The lockdown was imposed to further stop the spread of the virus from a probable infected person.

The lockdown period  a real blessing…?

We practiced sustainability - together as a family, made survival on sustainability as our lifestyle and compared to the luxurious lifestyle we lived- cutting down on consumption, being conscious spenders, buying only what we need and learning to recycle and upcycle. We have taught ourselves to be calm, practiced yoga and exercise, making our own stuff. many even brought our their lockdown  art, resorted to baking, cooking at home restaurant like meals..bringing out their inner passion.

We  focused on good hygiene. We kept reminding ourselves to wash your hands, sanitize house, keep surfaces clean. Keep your homes and surroundings clean. Use a mask when you have a cold or cough. Sneeze into a tissue and dispose of it. Teach your kids to do the same. Use mask when you go out to buy essentials and when back home and sanitize ourself. our own clothes . We are practicing  Cleanliness, next to godliness for a reason.

Remote working works and now its desirable- this  can help us avoid most unnecessary commuting that contributes to the pollution in our cities. Remember even the animals were on street breathing fresh air, the fishes were happy as there was no polluting agent dirtying their water. Technology exists now and can be leveraged to maximise team interaction even if remotely spread out through zoom meetings. You have learnt to work at the convenience of your homes and interact remotely , Slowly enjoying the new trend of working and it feels good to be home…isn’t it ? 99 percent of all physical meetings are a complete waste of time and can be managed via email interactions.

Home schooling or online schooling - since the pandemic struck, the kids are missing out on their important educational calender, who thought kids do schooling right from your house just through your wifi/internet connection. 

We Think as a community- Lockdown was a kind of  Self-isolation even if asymptomatic is one of the ways in which people are doing their bit to avoid being transmitters of the virus. This is the attitude we need to continue and have more of. We could all do with a little more collective common sense when it comes to surviving as a community .Stocking up on essentials But ensuring that you are stocking as much as you need and not hoarding so that others who need it will be deprived. Little did we realized that  people have come together to help each other in crisis .we may have competitions with each other, running around in the rat race for money, work, fame ..

but when crisis comes we are one.. we are fighting the virus together hand in hand like warriors. But the true warriors are the real sacrifices of the front-line warriors are doing for us in this hour of crisis, the doctors, nurses, hospital staffs, health care workers, civic workers, police and administrations, essential services. We have applauded and respected the health care workers for their undying spirit and service.

Some unfortunate were those  stranded in other countries , who are awaiting to reunite with their families, think about those expat workers abroad with families back home thinking about the health of their loved ones, those migrant workers who has no savings for future , some ready to die thinking about no hope for future, families of corona warriors waiting with gasped breath of their loved ones.

We feel desperate when we don’t know when the pandemic is going to end at a certain period. The fear is in us and we have to learn to live with the new normal until sometime , till  it will be normal again. As health experts have been saying there might be a second wave after unlock.

Don’t worry or try to predict the future. The first thing you can uphold yourself in the morning is say, “Thank God, I am alive.” No one should take the gift of life for granted and given the horrible number of deaths and infections in this pandemic. Congratulate yourself for having the determination and spirit to confront this crisis. Appreciate yourself if you have survived the pandemic so far and that you can breathe and eat…  Think of those on ventilators, who cannot breathe or eat. You realize you are so blessed after all.

This is the best time to learn how to calm yourself down during adversity, and to survive in crisis. It’s the time to teach yourself and our future generation how to  survive in crisis, how to practice the new normal. Our kids will have so many  stories to their future generations on how they survived and emerged victorious in this pandemic by staying home and obeying all the rules.  hats off to the kids, the real heroes, how easily they understood and adapted themselves in the crisis.

 Covid has definitely reshaped the world , unlocking with a new  hope that the new world will look different, humble and more  positive. !!!!