Not so behind in the past, we came across a term called, Thanos Snap. It was a fictional concept of one gaining all power in the world to remove half of the worlds life. Though unacceptable at one point of view, there were still many followers for this concept, only because of the peace and tranquility brought into the world by disappearance of half its living population. Calm streets, slow and peaceful life, more time with family and much more were the positive sides of this snap depicted in the movie. Though completely against the concept of eradicating half the living population of the world, I still enjoyed the brief moment of life after the snap.
Though complaining about the mechanical routines and the Express city life style, I couldn’t come out of it as it was a vicious cycle one cannot escape all of a sudden just like that. I always dreamt of completing my commitments and heading back to my native from this city which hosted me for more than 13 years. But other side, I was creating more commitments that kept me bonded to this place.
The present scenario of COVID 19 is dreadful. Though there were Corona virus in the past, this one is the worst. Lakhs of people infected, hospitalised, dead and millions more living with the fear of infection. The death rate is mostly due to lack of medical facilities due to the alarming rate of people infected at a very short time. But these days, there is a different picture clouding me. The silent streets, reduction in emission of smoke and other carbon into the atmosphere and more time to spend with family as a result of lockdown. Is Corona showing us an alternate way of living life synchronising with nature? Is Corona showing us what a Thanos Snap is?
Tough days these are. But as we always have done in the past, we will overcome this too. As Darwin said “It is not the strongest of the sspecies that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change”. The million dollar question now is, will we learn and adapt to this change post corona? Will we go back to the same old mechanical lifestyle or we adapt, change ourselves and select a more nature friendly and peaceful lifestyle?
Let time answer this.
