CoVID19: LESSONS AND LIFE

[This post is inspired by What lesson do you think the world should learn from the Corona virus disease (COVID-19)? hosted at Indiblogger.]

This blog post is nothing new: it is a reminder or a redial to the things we know subconsciously, but seldom think of them. Probably, we are too engrossed in our professions, or we do not wish to think much negative! However, time and again has proved that being practical is equal to being sensible, and amidst all human emotions that exist, service to others is the richest investment!

When the CoVID19 broke out, none did think that an illness so casual shall challenge the basis of human existence. In times of technological advancement and biological excellence, CoVID19 was expected to be contained by the superpowers of the planet. Alas! The illness grew into a pandemic, and the disease attacked the basic involuntary actions in the human body: touching one's face, nose and eyes. If thought closely, regular human habits are a prey to this viral attack. It's plan of attack is simple, isn't it? And who thinks of cleaning face and hands every 30 minutes. It does not even qualify the unhygienic thresholds! Despite all irreversible, there are a few things which we may keep for ourselves to be passed down to the generations to come. Reading the content below may seem like moral science classes, but do think of the situation we are in, and try to relate it to the thoughts below. CoVID19 has proven that anything is possible on this mysterious planet!

Hygiene must be re-spoken! Hygiene must be re-spoken, and not re-defined, because our cultures have already mentioned them. It is with time, and man's blind dependence on technology that has made him complacent! He was beginning to think that every allergy or stomach upset can be cured over the counter or phone! The Indian culture and many of the Asian cultures insisted on cleaning oneself after returning from outside! We were doing everything perfectly but then, our stupid divisions of castes brought about superstitions and interference from foreign forces tried to prove that our methods were wrong, and things could be done much easily! We agreed because we had never seen deaths due to not cleaning after returning from outside! Well, here it is! CoVID19 will teach you! What about the Namaskar! I know there are high possibilities of some of you thinking about me. To clarify, I am not a theo-political freak who blindly follows some groups going about preaching cow urine. I speak on behalf of myself only after seeing the disaster outside my door!

Harming others is like subtracting years from your lifespan! This is a short span of life we have got. Instead of utilizing it, we spend envying others, planning revenge, outsmarting, bullying and judging people, asking their religions, fighting for temples and mosques, attacking beliefs, eating up money,... The list goes on. Mustn't we think of creating sustainability in the society, educating the literates, patronizing poor talented humans, sensibly using resources and not breaking laws on roads?

These are simple tasks, yet, they seem so ideal that we have replaced them with easy going ways! If the average lifespan is 60, say, doing any act to harm others is like subtracting a few years from your lifespan of 60. That is your effective lifespan on earth, and instead of using it for good, if you throw away for the sake of living it, then you are worse than the corals which 'die' to serve the ecosystem!

Being practical does not mean being 'emotionally active'! Being 'emotionally active' may mean both in the positive and negative senses. Positively active directs to the action of being overwhelmed with positive emotions like love, gratitude and supervision. Negatively active directs to the action of possessing negative emotions like jealousy, arrogance and sense of harm. Often, we take sides without learning the risks involved! For example, when the Chinese arrived at Italy from their homes after the Chinese New Year, the Italians hugged them to show support for the Corona virus outbreak back in China. This has cost them more than anything: an outcome of being positively active in emotions! On the other hand, a few people in India went out even after the lockdown was declared, carrying the risks of getting infected: an outcome of being negatively active in emotions. Being practical means weighing all possibilities available, and learning the reasons behind the result. We have stopped being practical because we have been feeding the media houses with our thirst for 'breaking news'. Anyone including me gets attracted to any news flashing on our TV screens, which are sufficient to create opinions silently sponsored by them. The lesson which we must take home is to include these in our education: taking up case studies and explaining to the masses through classes!

I hereby conclude this blog post. I wish you all, safety and good health! Hope the old days shall revive soon!

We only understand that life is precious when we see deaths around, and are reminded of our evil doings.