This year will be remembered and marked in
history. As life came to standstill when this dangerous pandemic had hit our
Globe badly. While at the same time we can say it's a blessing in disguise for
mother nature and also self-realization to humans as well. I am sure by now we
all have been realized it.
We, humans, have taken our mother nature for
granted and completely ruined it. Have we ever thought that we all will be
locked inside our house and experience this quarantine period? Never. This
summer vacation will be remembered by our kids and it's great learning for
future generations and to mankind itself. Treasure what we have, and start
respecting and showing gratitude. Relations are getting better. We have started
valuing food. In this lockdown period where we have very little accessibility to
buy few required commodities, we are cooking as much required. Wasting food has
been reduced.
We all have become more conscious and giving
importance to stay Hygiene. Especially kids at home have become more aware of
keeping themself and the surroundings clean. R does hand wash without me
giving instructions. Otherwise, also he is very particular in keeping his room
and his things in an organized way. But I can see that responsibility in
kids now.
Feel so peaceful when I stand in my balcony
and watch a clear blue sky, birds creeping, no pollution, clean air, no
noise. Not much or say 90% of the roads are empty. I feel nostalgic and get the
feeling we are back in our 80's. No honking sounds of vehicles. In this
lockdown, we have started valuing our relations with much gratitude, as being
locked down inside the house without seeing family, friends our parents, we know
now how much we love them and need all of them in life badly.
I would say it's the best time for kids to
learn a few life skills, to honor what they have in life, and to be in
gratitude. R helps me in the kitchen, in arranging washed vessels. He waters
the plants daily. R tells we cannot go out to buy flowers for the pooja if I
daily water them we can use the flowers grown in our garden for the pooja. I
get so amazed by his thinking. Later he does his morning prayers and his
practices. plays few puzzles, attends few online classes which have been
initiated by AOL to keep kids busy and creative in this lockdown time. At the
same time learn few yoga asanas and breathing techniques. Few arts and crafts.
Then again evening prayers and pooja with me. Have dinner at 6.45 pm and go to
bed by 7.30 pm. I bet you no summer classes will teach your kids this type of
life lesson. I am sure you all will agree with me. 😊
Amidst all this chaos,
forwards, messages of COVID-19, which started bombarding through various means
of communication. With so much negative news. Let's calm down and sit back and
think what was that which was lacking in life. Rather what nature wanted from
us. Let's go within. Let's honor a few aspects in this quarantine time:-
1. Time
2. Food
3. Relationships
4. Learning
5. Discipline
I am a huge fan of Gulzar
Sahab. Want to mention one of there beautiful thought which they had penned
down during this current crisis.
Let's fight together in
eradicating this dangerous pandemic and help each other with whatever possible
ways we can. Self-isolation and social distancing is the norm. Before this also
we had faced many epidemics and have come out with a solution. Here I would
like to tell one short story which I came across and my heart boomed with
positive sense. The story goes this way:-
During the Mahabharata
war, Ashwathama was very angry when his father Dronacharya was killed in the
war. He launched a terrible weapon " Narayan Astra" on the Pandava
army. Nobody could retaliate. It used to fire and destroy people in whose
ever hand it could find the weapon. Then Lord Krishna ordered the Pandava army
to drop the weapon and keep folding hands silently. And said do not even
bring the idea of war in their mind, it will destroy them. Ultimately Narayan
Astra slowly calmed down when it's time expired. In this way, the Pandava army
was protected.
Everywhere the battle
does not succeed. To avoid the wrath of nature, we should also leave all the
work for some time, silently praying with folded hands and keeping positive
with good intentions in mind to stay in one place. Let's allow, obey, and respect
our doctors, government officials and health workers and stay calm indoors.
Only then we all gonna survive with this havoc. This Corona will also cool down
after completing its time.
Let's pray for the entire
being and mankind this shall too pass. And we will win over it. Coexist with
nature, else nature knows how to reclaim it. Stay at home. Stay safe.
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