Vaisakhi 2020

Wishes for a healthy and happy vaisakhi to all!

This year is the year that we are facing an unprecedented threat to humans-the COVID19 disease. This disease is  caused by a microscopic particle , smaller than the width of your hair but so powerful in its impact that it has brought the entire world to a screeching halt. Aeroplanes, schools, colleges, industries, entire economies are at a stand-still. Hundreds of thousands of people have been infected worldwide and a high cost has already been paid by the human race in terms of the lives that have been lost. It is a matter of time before we will get the better of this microorganism and  sooner or later we will have a vaccine for it (thankfully) that will help save millions of lives from it. But we should be aware that this is not the last virus to challenge our existence, as we continue to overwhelm nature and keep tilting the natural balance more and more in our favor, we will come across many more such challenges. We need to take this moment to roll back on our unhindered consumerism, our unending quest to fulfill our perceived needs, the empty showcasing of our economic status and proofs of our "coolness". Going forward, let's try to lead more meaningful lives in which we balance our acts, as much as possible, with nature, put less demands on natural resources, reconnect with our immediate surroundings, our families and neighbors. If you think about it, that's what we have been forced to do with the almost universal stay-at-home orders, let's learn our lessons while we still have time- stop mistreating our real home--"the earth" and our neighbors--"animals, birds, plants, microbes"  or soon enough we could face a virus or a disease in which we may not even be safe at home!