Corona, a Curse or
Boon
Message is loud and clear
that in this boundless régime of God, man is no better than a midget; don't mess with the nature; live as a servant of nature not the master of
nature
By
Mukesh Sharma
From Wuhan to Washington,
with over 24,000 deaths across the world and still counting, the invisible,
inexplicable, indefatigable, invincible, indefinite etc ' thing' so named
Coronavirus is feared more than Yamaraj (God of death in Hindu
Scriptures) today. Death penalty by Reverend Yamaraj can never be without
justification; it is always, of course, self certified reasoned order like the
Supreme Court of India - no appeal, no appellant Court. But Corona seems to
know no reason except merciless 'man' hunt. Though Corona's unnerving enemity
against human 'animals' is yet to be understood and studied by the so-called all-
know man, this blogger thinks that Corona's curse is not without a boon.
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The valued readers would
agree with this blogger that the 'life' exists in dualities - there can
be no right without wrong; no knowledge without ignorance; no happiness without
sorrow; no darkness without light; no failure without success; no death without
birth. So there can be no curse without boon.
Look at Corona from an eye
of an optimist - the glass is not half empty but half full. Corona's relentless
attack has united the world. Hostilities have been put to rest in most of the
disturbed countries in the world like Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, Yemen,
Iraq, Somalia, Libya etc. for the time being. Even arch rivals US and China
have joined hands for the concerted efforts in a fight against Corona.
For the first time in post
independent history, it has been witnessed that India has risen above the
region and religion in a bid to give corona a good fight. Phenomenal unity has
been seen in the diversity from Kanya kumari to Kashmir. Ever squabbling
opposition parties have not opposed the PM Modi's call for nation wide
lockdown.
Thanks to Corona terror,
the people contend that the crime rate has come down dramatically - no
news of rapes, murders, dacoity, theft etc. What is more, the most of Indian
metropolitan cities which were known for smothering air, are free from
pollution - no noise pollution and air pollution - the sky is so clear.
The deserted roads give the cities the feeling of a western landscape. The sun
shines brightly. The moon gleams with full glare at night.
Frankly speaking, it occurs to my mind that the Corona
has taught perverted man to behave. Lockdown in houses has re-established
family values.
Corona seems to have reaffirmed the faith of the world in
Indian culture and cuisine – so called civilized people of the developed west
are exchanging pleasanteries by saying namaste with folded hands. The respect
for veggies has increased manifold in the world. The government and the rich
have loosened the strings of their purses to help out the poor - the food free
of charge along with other essential services. In fact, Carona has revived the socialism, maybe, for sometime. But the people wish to live in present. IMF, World Bank and other institutions are contemplating the much needed help to the poor nation battling for life and survival. The most of the nations have announced stimulus package as relief. Even RBI has also suggested the bank to declare moratorium for at least 3 months on all kinds of loans. Loanees are shouting hip hooray! hip hooray! hip hooray ! Socialism has come. The humanity seems to have been
re-structured.
Undoubtedly, Corona has reminded the man his place. God
made the beautiful earth for all kinds of non-living and living organisms – Protozoans,
Amphibians, Raptiles, Aves and Mammals. But the wily man has encroached upon the
rights of other creatures too. To assert his phony hegemony, the man has abused
his powers and misused the natural resources; the man has drawn lines and
divided the earth into countries. Surprisingly enough with just an average life span of
60 years, the man has declared himself the owner of the earth.
Though the man boasts of his material progress touching the moon
and mars sending robotic machines into space to travel, supposedly, through intra-galaxies,
he has failed to face a tinniest virus to the size of 60 mm micron – his ego
stands shattered. The virus Corona has cut the man down to size; it has shown
the mirror to man.
The message is loud and clear that in this boundless regime of God, man is no better than a midget. Don’t mess with nature. Live as a servant of nature not master of nature.
