Dear All,
This Pandemic has given us all a different perspective of Time. We are still confused with the fact whether this is PANDEMIC or P(L)ANDEMIC. We are worried over the countless millions that we have lost over the period of nine months. Every other day we keep speculating about what, when & How of our Future. Someone very wisely commented about this year, “The most important investment that we make this year is STAYING ALIVE” is very realistic and futuristic.
Welcoming the New Year 2021 amidst PANDEMIC made us feel a bit different this year. Our inability to stay together and celebrate together has toned down the colourful welcoming. For many of us, it just remained as yearly calendar change. For few of us, it added not only one more year to our unsure future, but more weight to our bodies. Our life has become temporary and how we could focus on long term resolutions, some grumbled (as though, if not for PANDEMIC, life was permanent).
To be honest with our lives, we will realize that this PANDEMIC has made us live out certain resolutions which we only had in our Diaries for many many long years. Like…
1. We must have planned eating healthy diet but never exceeded a week of the new year in fulfilling the resolution. But now in PANDEMIC, we are forcing ourselves day in day out to be healthy. The fear of low immunity has lead to healthy diet. If not for Love of Life, Fear of Death has put us all into perspective.
2. Some of us would have planned spending time with loved ones but never succedded because of hectic work load and unorganized events of work place. But we are forced to be with our loved ones spending time together for longer days. It had given us different perspective to understand each other.
3. Male chauvinism and gender biased chores of the house hold are shattered and Husbands and wives sharing the house hold work equally without discrimination of gender. Whatever the number of counselling sessions could not achieve, this PANDEMIC has proved it possible.
4. Many MNCs realised that their employees work more effectively from Home than in a work station. The work efficacy has been increased and there is positivity in productivity.
5. Of course, we had the whole world's time at hand and many started learning of new skills. It could be academic or Life skills, but we developed certain positive behavioural patterns. Some began to live without Drugs and Alcohol abd able to survive withput any aid from others.
This PANDEMIC has not only served as a reminder that something unexpected can land in our well envisioned plans and halt our progress but it has also made us see beyond the fear and face our fears and overcome it. As many have realized, “THE NEW NORMAL” would never take us back to the pre-covid years. So instead of once a year resolutions, we should start making short term or monthly or weekly or daily resolutions which are more specific and practical.
Living through several months of
pandemic uncertainty and restrictions would have given us most likely a pretty
good idea of which personal weakness we need to work upon.
Some people may be struggling to
keep their emotional balance.
Some others, the absence of
friends might have driven them mad.
Some, being alone and being away
from the family might be the pain.
Others might be panting to get
back to the gym.
These personal points of pain can
give people some idea of what resolutions they might make. Addressing those
specific points may help us to care for ourselves well enough to arrive at the
pandemic’s end with some good physical and mental health.
Wishing you all a hopeful year
ahead.
