Reflection During Pandemic

      

 Reflection During Pandemic

      This Covid 19 world pandemic has really changed the way we think of so many usual habits that we had used to. Before the pandemic, we had so many activities to do. We were in the rat race. We think that if we can do this or that then our life would be better. During the lock down where we were forced to stay at home, we found out that all those activities were no so essentials at all if not alright useless.

     When we were staying at home we found out that what essentials were only foods, sound mind, togetherness with families, gardening, deep reflections, communication with friends and flash backing in our memory lanes.All other things or activities which we considered as very important before the pandemic we discovered as not so important during the pandemic.

   The pandemic also brought the good and the bad in everyone. Many individuals out of their goodness had volunteered to become as front liners. Some gave their resources or facilitated in giving foods to others. Some had changed momentarily as good which later reverted to their natural bad character. They were the profiteers who were ready to gobble the money of their brothers who wanted to buy alcohol, medicines, and foods at prices beyond the normal ceiling even during the pandemic. Some postured as self-sacrificing patriots but in reality they wanted self-gratification in the guise of helping others.

      During the easing down of lock down, some world leaders tried to utilize their power to guide well their people. But there were also those who capitalized the pandemic to their selfish gains. In the Philippines, anti-terror bill was forced to be passed in Congress to further control the people who were already devastated by drug war, natural calamities, and Covid 19. In US, its president pretended that Covid was under control. Worst, the anger of the people had manifested in their anti-racial stand though rallies and riots with the death of George Floyd at the hands of white policemen. China was also busy selling their products like PPEs and other Covid related merchandise to earn profits. In Spratly, they further fortified with missiles  the islands they have occupied. In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro pretended that Covid was nothing than a small flu those he was against to lock down as it would cause hunger to marginalized people.So the deaths of Brazilians became  horrendous.  

      The above leaders were only some of the examples of people who really had shown their narcissistic tendency even during the pandemic. People would not really change easily from bad to good. Some would really stay bad to worse.

       This pandemic is can be seen from where you stand in your philosophical, political, religious, ethical, scientific points of view. If you're religious you may view it as plague of god or God. Plagues in world history had killed millions of people. Bible stories in the old testament are also filled with plagues sent by God to Israelites and other people who violated His will. If you're scientific in your thinking, you only view it as somewhat natural course of evolution especially that man becomes so numerous and intermingling now with animals. Naturally virus would mutate and jump from animals to man.

       This Covid 19 would really stay which until when we don't know. Later, we'll know it it's really man-made or laboratory produced as conspiracy theory is telling us.Nature  really knows best and ecology is balance. This virus is really the balancer and equalizer to all of us. Let's face it with good lessons in our mind. This is bad because many had died but it has also benefits which we can profit in the future.