So, it is 23rd of May, 2021. We've been watching the outbreak of this disease escalate and devastate our lives for more than a year. More than a year, and I doubt that we've learnt enough to save this planet, to save ourselves. I have serious doubts. I am writing this as a part of my time-capsule, if I can say it this way. But, if we survive for many more years, we will remember that we all had witnessed a pandemic during our lifetime as well.

Well, what have we learnt in this one beautifully devastating year? To be honest, we've lost so many people that we don't even know or realize what are the things we've learnt. Most of us are in our homes, the people who are working have to go out. The whole world has imposed restrictions to unwanted roaming around. But are we truly listening to the nature's call? How much do we have to lose to get a realization that we humans need to live peacefully?

It is not about maintaining hygiene, or having a social distance, or being masked up, or getting vaccinated anymore. It is about humans behaving as humans till they have enough time. Seriously, I mean all these "covid appropriate behavior" that we're calling them now; are basic common behavioral traits that every person should have followed in their own lives way before COVID happened. So, I'm not at all talking about these things.

What I'm telling is can we not take our lives a little more seriously? Can we not shed our carefree attitude a little more? Can we not act according to what our present situation demands? Can we not be a little more sensible? We can, we definitely can; because there is nothing a human being is incapable of doing. And these are just a matter of the change of a heart.

I know people won't agree with me and that's completely normal, every person has a right to their opinions. Most people would be like, "we need to enjoy our lives till it's there". I know, yes we should. But what about the feeling if you are the one losing something, someone. Many many people are, everyday, every minute. Where would that enjoyment go, where would the fancy lives go, where would your hatred for someone go, where would your power go? Where would you show your materialistic ego if you are the one leaving this earth in such a pathetic condition that no one would be able to come even near your death bed.

The earth is in such a place now...where no material satisfaction that humans have comes handy, where everything is in vain because they are all temporary things. The only thing we can take with us is our pure soul. So what's the point in keeping all these hatred, greed, jealousy, ego, anger, grief within us when we can stay a little peacefully. 

Our human life is the most temporary thing and that is what this pandemic teaches us. All we can do is stay as safe as we can, have a little hope, love our nature as much as we can because this is the only element our life is based on; and love every human who are around us. The greed to acquire more won't take us anywhere, neither it'll save us from any ailment, nor will it make us immortals. A change of heart is all that will take us through.

Hoping we will see better days soon!