It's been a very unusual start to the year. Of course, just like you it's largely related to the global crisis but not limited to it. My emotional roller coaster has been in operation since end of December, right after the Himalayan trek. It pulled me out of normal and put me into an imaginary world. I dwelt there for quite some time and before i could step down into my normal, nature has pulled us all into something very very abnormal. We might have underestimated the gravity of this storm but before we could understand it, it's been labeled as a Pandemic.
This pandemic has surely dug a deeper hole into the global economy but it has also brought us back to basics. Nature in its own way is giving us a massive opportunity to stop running and is genuinely asking us to hit that pause button. Employers who ideally have immense power on 8am to 5pm part of our lives, have been requesting us to not come to work. Idealists who promote the human connection and curse technology otherwise, are pushing everyone to stay socially distant. Everyone suddenly seems to have a very strong family connection and kids are getting a lot of undivided attention from their parents. Long lost school friends, college buddies are getting in touch on Zoom. A lot of us have started thinking about our hobbies. Reading has become a hot weekend activity and for once all the lazy bums have a valid reason to not go to the gym :)
A few years ago when i watched Will Smith's "I am Legend", i vividly remember an uneasy feeling surrounded me, I was suffocated by the feeling of last man surviving on earth and thought, why would the makers invest in such depressing unrealistic bullshit and dare call that 'futuristic'? Today, i relate to the ghost town that was well captured in this film. On that note, what will happen in 2030? Yes, of course we will be 10 years older but we will also be looking back and talking to the younger generation about COVID 2020 and the national lock downs. Just like how the older generations spoke to us about India-Pakistan partition, about the historical events that we didn't get to be a part of, fortunately or unfortunately.
Well, Fortunately or Unfortunately is how you want to look at it. We are here. We are going through this. COVID is happening. There is no running away from this global calamity. What can we do? We can actually do a lot. We can look at the big picture. We can stay sane. We can focus on the hygiene and look after ourselves. Right now, we can 'do' a lot by 'doing' the least.
Stay put and be positive about this slow down. Positivity is infectious as much as COVID is. Your positivity will promote a strong mental health around you. Don't crib about staying home, applaud the people who are taking a stronger hit and stay together in this inescapable adventure that you are a part of.
Help them by doing the least, Status Quo!
A few years ago when i watched Will Smith's "I am Legend", i vividly remember an uneasy feeling surrounded me, I was suffocated by the feeling of last man surviving on earth and thought, why would the makers invest in such depressing unrealistic bullshit and dare call that 'futuristic'? Today, i relate to the ghost town that was well captured in this film. On that note, what will happen in 2030? Yes, of course we will be 10 years older but we will also be looking back and talking to the younger generation about COVID 2020 and the national lock downs. Just like how the older generations spoke to us about India-Pakistan partition, about the historical events that we didn't get to be a part of, fortunately or unfortunately.
Well, Fortunately or Unfortunately is how you want to look at it. We are here. We are going through this. COVID is happening. There is no running away from this global calamity. What can we do? We can actually do a lot. We can look at the big picture. We can stay sane. We can focus on the hygiene and look after ourselves. Right now, we can 'do' a lot by 'doing' the least.
Stay put and be positive about this slow down. Positivity is infectious as much as COVID is. Your positivity will promote a strong mental health around you. Don't crib about staying home, applaud the people who are taking a stronger hit and stay together in this inescapable adventure that you are a part of.
Help them by doing the least, Status Quo!
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