Corona has belittled humans. For many centuries, humans have been taking the ‘pride’ drug which makes them high on the success they have achieved with inventions and various discoveries. In between the highest leaps of achievements the human race has taken, all it took was one tiny 12 nm virus attack to show them their place on this planet.
A virus that came from nowhere and spread as if it was colouring the whole world red, in no time, it became from ‘their’ story to ‘our’ story. We heard words like “QUARANTINE”, “ISOLATION” only in the Zombie movies, who had thought we will be applying these measures to ourselves!! It is too bad to be real.
No matter how much we assure ourselves, there are not many positive sides to this pandemic. It came with a few realizations. Those small things were among us all along, but we never emphasized their importance.
Simple habits realized after the corona outbreak.
How many times have we read the hand wash signs and followed them? Washing our hands for 20 seconds never seemed like a matter of life or death. In childhood, teachers, parents shouted to implement handwashing, but we learned it the hard way. I just found an old sanitizer in my bathroom which was bought months ago, never got my attention, now it is the most essential commodity.
‘Stay at home’ myth busted
Dear Men, how easy it was to go to work thinking that your wife just sits at home when you are the one who does the actual work. Now you know that someone ‘sitting at home’ is giving you ready-to-eat meals, clean clothes to wear, paying the bills, cleaning, taking care of your parents and children. Pay close attention while you are ‘sitting at home.
Social distancing
I see people maintaining a distance of at least 1 metre from each other, but for their well-being! In the longer run, I wish everyone could maintain that distance in actual terms. This way we can avoid not only viruses like corona and Flu but judgemental looks, hateful comments, unwanted suggestions and of-course unwanted guests.
Detoxification due to corona lockdown.
Our ancestors have taught us the importance of eating healthy, taking a break and slowing down. But the human race, in its haste to achieve everything and maximize productivity. They switched to fast foods, forgot to relax and stopped paying attention to their body. Now is the time to sit back and listen to your body, to cook at home and be grateful for the little joys.
Self-consciousness
In a way, Corona has taught everyone to introspect. This pandemic has forced us to think that how our actions will affect others. Some people voluntarily self-isolated themselves after they experienced flu-like symptoms, hats off to them. Grocery stores, malls, manufacturing facilities, restaurants, banks, all enforced necessary measures to ensure the customers’ safety and accessibility. Everyone is doing their bit to keep the ones around them safe especially children and elders. All these steps restore our faith in humanity.
Real heroes of Society
In these hard times, Supermen (Doctors), Wonder Women (Nurses) and Ironmen and women (health care workers) have burnt themselves to fight the Coronavirus Outbreak. They are the real superheroes of this War. They are our first line of defence. Staying in hospitals and even started living in their basements to separate themselves from their families to keep them safe. Some of them have even lost their lives to this pandemic. There is nothing we can do to pay them back.
With this being said, we urge everyone to stay safe, not only for themselves but for their family. All the people who come in your contact daily. Do not go out if you don’t need to. Do not visit your friends for some time. Just stay home and help save the World.