Corona Virus Disease-2019 or COVID-19 has stromed into our lives within a span of just three months. It has affected more than half of the world's population. Till this evening (26-03-2020), COVID-19 has taken 22,166 lives, and has infected 491,307 people (Data from here). It has affected most of the countries on planet Earth. Countries like Italy, China, USA, Spain, Germany and Iran are currently reeling with the infection while trying to contain its spread. People are dying. Europe and USA don't even have sufficient number of ventilator facilities in hospitals to handle patients. India went into a complete lock-down for 21 days. Economy is badly affected.
Yes, the situation is bad. But this is not the end of the world. What is beautiful about humankind is that we know that there is life after every disaster we face. We have seen many plagues in the past. We faced two major world wars in the last century. We faced tsunami. We swam over floods and won against earthquakes and droughts. In every disaster, we lost our dear ones. We wept over the loss of lives and wealth. But we did not think that life came to an end. After each disaster, we stood up and said, 'this is not the end, but a new beginning'. We never failed. This time too, we will not fail. Why?
Have you not read news reports about medical professionals-doctors, nurses, lab technicians, sanitary professionals- across the world spend close to 24 hours in critical care facilities risking their own lives? They are our role models. They face danger every moment, but are committed to curing each patient they take care of.
Have you not seen ambulance drivers who shift patients from homes to hospitals, risking their own lives? They are committed to our survival.
Have you not read about volunteers who go around cities to find hungry people on the streets and feed them? They have empathy for the poor. They take action to help the needy.
Have you not seen the police force spending their days on the road to make sure that we stay indoors? They risk contacting the virus, just to make sure that we stay home and become healthy. They work tirelessly to save our lives.
Have you not seen (at least a few) responsible political leaders and administrators who spend their days and nights to take good decisions for us? They work tirelessly to save lives.
Have you not seen your parents/caretakers doing everything to bring food to your table, in spite of every difficulty they face? They love us more than themselves.
We may never know the names of the doctors, nurses, lab staff, sanitary staff, health workers, ambulance drivers, volunteers, police persons, leaders and administrators who saved us. We may never know how many people died of this disease. We may never know how we survived. But we know that we are safe because many people made the right decisions at the right time for us. These right decisions come from the human desire and instinct to survive and flourish.
We are all equally susceptible to infection. The amount of money in our hands does not matter. Number of cars we own does not matter. Our jobs and positions do not matter. In a crisis like this, everyone is equally susceptible. What matters is that we love our neighbours. That we care for each other. That we feed a hungry person. That we do not hoard while our neighbour starves. That we share what we have. That we make sure we do not cause the infection to spread. That we remain human beings.
That is why we as a species have survived so far. That is why we as a species will survive COVID-19 too. All we need to do is to stay indoors, maintain personal hygiene, wash hands, have healty food and healthy thoughts and be optimistic. All we need to to is not to lose hope. All we need to do is to spread happiness in these dark times. This is not the end. There is life after COVID-19. We shall overcome. We definitely shall overcome!
Yes, the situation is bad. But this is not the end of the world. What is beautiful about humankind is that we know that there is life after every disaster we face. We have seen many plagues in the past. We faced two major world wars in the last century. We faced tsunami. We swam over floods and won against earthquakes and droughts. In every disaster, we lost our dear ones. We wept over the loss of lives and wealth. But we did not think that life came to an end. After each disaster, we stood up and said, 'this is not the end, but a new beginning'. We never failed. This time too, we will not fail. Why?
Have you not read news reports about medical professionals-doctors, nurses, lab technicians, sanitary professionals- across the world spend close to 24 hours in critical care facilities risking their own lives? They are our role models. They face danger every moment, but are committed to curing each patient they take care of.
Have you not seen ambulance drivers who shift patients from homes to hospitals, risking their own lives? They are committed to our survival.
Have you not read about volunteers who go around cities to find hungry people on the streets and feed them? They have empathy for the poor. They take action to help the needy.
Have you not seen the police force spending their days on the road to make sure that we stay indoors? They risk contacting the virus, just to make sure that we stay home and become healthy. They work tirelessly to save our lives.
Have you not seen (at least a few) responsible political leaders and administrators who spend their days and nights to take good decisions for us? They work tirelessly to save lives.
Have you not seen your parents/caretakers doing everything to bring food to your table, in spite of every difficulty they face? They love us more than themselves.
We may never know the names of the doctors, nurses, lab staff, sanitary staff, health workers, ambulance drivers, volunteers, police persons, leaders and administrators who saved us. We may never know how many people died of this disease. We may never know how we survived. But we know that we are safe because many people made the right decisions at the right time for us. These right decisions come from the human desire and instinct to survive and flourish.
We are all equally susceptible to infection. The amount of money in our hands does not matter. Number of cars we own does not matter. Our jobs and positions do not matter. In a crisis like this, everyone is equally susceptible. What matters is that we love our neighbours. That we care for each other. That we feed a hungry person. That we do not hoard while our neighbour starves. That we share what we have. That we make sure we do not cause the infection to spread. That we remain human beings.
That is why we as a species have survived so far. That is why we as a species will survive COVID-19 too. All we need to do is to stay indoors, maintain personal hygiene, wash hands, have healty food and healthy thoughts and be optimistic. All we need to to is not to lose hope. All we need to do is to spread happiness in these dark times. This is not the end. There is life after COVID-19. We shall overcome. We definitely shall overcome!
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