APRIL 3, 2020
KARO-NA! I am raring to go
Last few weeks have produced more negative emotions than positive, around the world. Every news, discussion and reading is around this virus and it ranges from the origin in Wuhan to millions of deaths around the world. There is an enormous amount of gloom and darkness around us. The last nail is the mail I received this morning from Yale University, informing me about the suspension of its summer program called Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS), which I was scheduled to join. I am heartbroken!
This sudden disruption has exposed our weaknesses and our metal magnetic field - which is prone to negative energy over positive in times of fear. There are also a few amazing things happening in these times - which strengthens my belief that ‘life just happens” to all of us and God’s plan gets supremacy in every situation. President Trump saying that corona is just a walk in the park; Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying that it is like a queue for catching a bus; Pyongyang saying that there is no coronavirus in North Korea - adds humour to this grim situation. Human irrationality and its ability to reason out has no bounds. And yet, they can be presidents and prime ministers.
Enough of complaining!
Look at a painting called “Do remember They can’t Cancel the Spring” featuring bright yellow daffodils, by British painter David Hockney, an 82 year old artist. People in Wuhan are back in the park, people are enjoying Sakura in Marunouchi park in Tokyo. Someone said, the most difficult part of any situation is - staying at the peak. Time never stops and all living organisms need to keep moving. Step from peak is step to nowhere, except slide down the peak. This virus is at its peak and the next step is only sliding down. I am sure we will have many stories to tell about these grim times for the rest of our lives. Can there be a more eventful and learning period than this period of lockdown? The whole world is sanitized and nature is enjoying it. I had never seen deers on roads before my father showed me a picture of his hometown (Chandigarh) recently.
Airports, railway stations, schools, parks, shopping centres, roads etc. are all cleaned, which was an impossible task, as it required greed to stop. People in most parts of the world had social behaviour and hygiene issues. We have learned to cover our mouth while coughing and sneezing. I was not aware that Japanese used to wear masks not to protect themselves but to protect others by preventing infection. I hope this lesson stays with us. In this process, my life has certainly slowed down and my generation is asking the question “will we speed again?”. We all know that the answer is “yes”, however fear and skepticism has gripped our imagination and feeling of losing something or lacking behind is pervading us. Just imagine people like Roger Federer and Serena Williams are concerned about being on the court again. That’s how we all are! We will be back in schools, colleges, movie theartres etc. but this the time to know our boundaries. These fifteen days gave me a chance to know myself and my abilities. This daily writing is one of those.
I am raring to go!