The War: Covid’s encounter with humans

Life on this planet of earth is facing merciless deaths or in other words planet of life is moving towards its end unwillingly. Life in general and human life in particular has been regarded precious and unparallel in the light of religion and philosophy. Every culture religion region regarded human life unparallel and extremely precious from the pre-historic period. To save, protect and promote human life was always the prime concern of every thinker and reformer. Though having unparallel respect regard for human life, Humans were killed in conflicts and during wars but the initiatives of peace harmony and brotherhood convinced to protect and preserve humankind. Human beings since its existence face the form of natural death. This death comes in various forms and shapes. Sometimes it approaches in the form of diseases; sometimes in the shape of elderliness or geriatrics. Sometimes it wears the dress of malnutrition and somewhere in the garb of poor hygiene. Every philosopher thinker and scientist becomes helpless to protect human life against these natural phenomena of death. History is witness that Humans are not only killed by wild beasts or humans but also by small micro-organisms. A small micro-organism in the name of corona virus encountered with humans and tried its power to kill human beings in recent attack seriously through its global action. This small micro-organism is ruthlessly killing this human who fought wars, who reached to the moon, who discovered the galaxies. This virus crossed all the barriers and borders of region, religion, nationality, color, caste, creed, status etc. Every philosopher thinker and scientists feels helpless to protect human life against the killing power of this virus. We must accept the truth that Necessity is mother of invention. We must feel the necessity of living and life. For the preservation and protection of life on this planet we have no other option but to accept it war from viral world with human world or in other words is battle between Covid 19 and human 21. We are in the battle ground with our enemy Covid 19. We need to believe that we can and we will win this war. We have to defeat this virus and we will defeat him. We are never ever going to surrender before this ruthless. We are brave and bold enough to fight. We have sufficient IQ, wisdom and wit to frame the policy to inside the battle field. With will power and confidence we can do it and we will do it. We will never let him to win. Why should we let him to win by dividing ourselves by blaming either as inventor or as agents of Covid 19? He is one against us but why we are divided? Our respond is not enough but we need to plan and plan well. We need to manage and manage it well. It is seriously required to understand his war strategy fully and make our plan. We must frame our collective aim win and we will win. Covid has loose and go without any doubt as indicated by the numbers; corona having 19 and the humans of 21.
NGOs, states and nations are working hard. Medical and paramedical experts are playing the role of army against this virus worldwide. People are supporting by their cooperation by keeping physical and social distancing. Politicians leaving everything aside are focusing on it and only on it. Media and social servants are not idle but they too play their role without any doubt. Still we must accept the truth that this more is not enough we have to chase the higher target for that we are bound to show tolerance and patience. Let scientists prove their metal. Let people of religion put their efforts to save humanity. Let politicians and philanthropists play their role. But we should not leave any room for those who always catch their fish in troubled water. It is challenge but equally an opportunity for mankind to unite and generate a world view that whole mankind is one family on this one homeland. Let’s live like a family share this homeland with one another by caring one another. Let’s love one another and make every border and barrier irrelevant. Give up all man-made barriers and borders for the safety of border of humanity along with humans. My humble suggestions are keep physical and social distances but feel love for mankind. Support the poorest and the weakest. Estimate the needs of the present as well as the immediate future. Present need is to stop its war and save as much as we can. Support those with necessary food and medicine who support by cooperating through physical and social distancing. The biggest and most difficult task in this world is sacrifice. It’s time to sacrifice for ourselves our present and our future. It’s our life our world and our problem not my life and my problem. Let’s protect the whole mankind. Now time to control our greed by realizing others need and open our accounts for them. During this war the immediate needs are economic and educational. Help people who will suffer economically by this pandemic by waiving of rents, interest on their loans and issue interest free loans to the needy ones. Educational loss is irreparable loss to our future generation and the solution is each one should teach one. This may compensate the educational loss to some extent. There is a need of highly planned and well managed program for the agriculture cultivation at present. This can be fulfilled by the joint mechanism of army, health services, administration and safest labor force. This may help the cultivation as well as harvesting process. Man is meant to suffer but not to surrender. Man has to fight but to win not loose. Man will face loss but to recover the loss with responsibility. There is no compensation for the lives which loss but giving some for saving the maximum is the only way. This war is required to fight on all fronts. It’s required to fight as disciplined soldiers. It’s required to educate ourselves. It’s needed to say good bye to carelessness, laziness and lethargicness. Now it’s right time for mankind to be united and accept the world view that whole mankind is one family on this one homeland. Let’s live like a family share each other’s concern to show that we care for one another. Let’s take care of ourselves and make every border and barrier irrelevant. Give up all man-made barriers and borders for the safety of border of humanity along with humans. This is the difficult but equally necessary method for us the humans of 21st century to win this war against Covid 19.
(The author works for ICSC Srinagar. Views are his own)
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