Many of us, many of our leaders, went on merrily dividing us -- and are still doing it -- on the basis of caste, creed, gender and so much else of no consequence. Our pettiness was, and still is, on full display. It is a sad reflection on our collective claim to be a civilised species that we needed a vicious virus to remind us that we all are one, all across the globe -- strong only when of one mind; utterly vulnerable to suffering and death, otherwise.
Over the last one year, the Covid-19 pandemic has been unleashing a very unprecedented crisis across the world. No corner, no nation, no people, no section has been spared. Sadly and painfully, many of our fellow humans were not lucky to survive the first wave. Did we learn anything from that?
Now we are battling the fierce fury of the second wave. And nobody knows if and when the third one will descend and how many more will have to die. And who amongst us may be swept away? We need the wisdom and will to live (although we may always be ready to embrace death as God’s will).
For now, let us be responsible in our day to day living, with full faith in God and in science. Let us observe all the norms and, realistically, accept that life may never be the same again with the face masks, social distancing and the sanitiser. They may be the accessories for our safety for a long haul. Possibly a very long one.
