It takes a virus to let go of the trappings that have
cobwebbed our life over a time that we have lost count of. While we are lost to
the rioting, sedition accusations, the politics of politicians and the economy
mombojumbo on one side, the world is gripped with a virus that has no cure and
a greater fear of the unknown.
Through the year, people died and killed in the name of gods
and religious sanctums..we fought to enter religious sanctums and we rebelled
to expel people from various institutions…and now ironically the very same
institutions and religious sanctums lie vacant…could we have said our prayers
and indulged in good thoughts without this carnage?
Social distancing- the new buzzword that we now need to live
by – can our country be finally cured of molestation and murders as these
cannot be usually conducted at three feet distance? Where justice and courts
could not distance criminals and crooks, the virus can finally unleash fear of
consequence to the ravenous perpetrators of crime in our country?
Our consumer indulgences and entertainment lines had blurred
and shopping and splurging became synonymous with ‘pastimes’ and now when
malls, cinemas and shops put their shutters down, we stuffed our tail between
our legs and picked up things to do within our home and with family. A little
book, some home cleaning and simple conversations with family can also help us
pass time without breaking our bank in a mall.
And for all the attention we showered on our gadgets and all
the respect we offered our wifi speed, social interactions within the precinct
of our homes was more challenging that social distancing. The food without filters and family
conversations that didn’t need broadcasting on social media suddenly seemed a
novel idea to our whatsapp obsessed population.
We don’t now need to have a day that is instagrammable at
home, we are now free of the pressure to look good as we no longer step out of
our homes and our namaste feels cooler and peace and happiness could be simply
achieved by washing our hands with soap. The virus reeks fear but also oversimplified
our complicated lifes!
