The world is shattered into pieces by the coronavirus which has spread from Wuhan City, a province of China. Ever since its initial detection in December 2019, it has rapidly spread over the world in the blink of time. Today it has crossed 21 million, infected people, by a coronavirus and caused deaths of about seven hundred thousand plus people over the globe. It is a rapidly spreading virus with no cure as the scientists in the laboratory are still in trial and error experiments as inventing a medicine for such a new disease may take uncertain time. However, the spread has not halted yet, it continues at the light speed infecting millions of people. The study of how it spreads is still being studied at large.
By this pandemic, it has disrupted the world’s economy - from unemployment to way of doing work, business losses to exchange rate crises, starvation, destitution, and many more to list. When at large, millions of people are suffering and the authorities concerned are taking numerous measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, we must take our own responsibility. Some of the measures are restrictions imposed on public gatherings, social life, and the conduct of businesses. We must at all costs abide by the rules of the local authorities, government, and the task force in action to combat coronavirus in our territory.
While this coronavirus has brought disengagement in social life to the maximum extent, it has also connected, united, and cemented the faith of relationship with the co-existing beings from animals to nature, and people. It has restored the faith in cause and effect - what we do unto others shall be/have to reap by oneself later or soon.
Bhutan, unlike other countries, being a Constitutional Democratic Monarchy system of governance, we are blessed to have visionary, benevolent, and caring leaders who lead the frontline workers in combating coronavirus. What if, we are not being led by the visionary leader, His Majesty the King, tireless frontline workers, Dessups, Volunteers, and contributors in any form. By this situation, we can conclude that we are being blessed, protected, and cared for always.
As Bhutan entered into lockdown a few days ago due to possible detection of community transmission, people have been panicking and blaming each other for the cause of such lockdown. However, on deeper thought, we cannot blame anyone else for this cause as it is related to our own actions. We are always overwhelmed by the external stimulus and tend to react quickly to it without any proper analysis. For having accumulated unseen negative actions for so long, we have to bear an equal share of pain we might have inflicted on others.
And this is the time we reflect on our own actions - arising out of our own thoughts which cannot be traced back to its origin. Nonetheless, it is said to be arising out of the gathering of causes and conditions. For now, as Bhutan is officially locked down for an uncertain period of time, although we don’t have any exciting things to do at home, we are blessed with secluded time to reflect on ourselves. I reckon people during lockdown can do meditation, say some prayers for the peace and well being for the world, and learn something new at home. This would most probably be the best time for self-reflection as we normally don’t get special time to do all these things while we are continuously occupied with thoughts triggered by external environments - getting distracted at the sight of something seemingly beautiful, hearing pleasant sounds and music, agitated, exhausted, and bored to name a few. However, this is the time to reflect more on ourselves than getting carried away by the external environment and stimulus that triggers something not necessary.
My humble requests to all the people during the lockdown is; Please follow the rules of the government and COVID task force, listen to advice from the medical authorities, follow the standard of practice to contain the community spread by revealing your travel history if you have traveled to any coronavirus hotspots, stay home, don’t put blame on each other as the first lady to trigger lockdown was a blessing in disguise indeed, practice meditation, say some prayers, and contemplate on many initiations you might have received during this life before it goes ashtray.
Kadrinche for reading.
Disclaimer: this thought is not intended to provide any form of advice or information, so the discretion of the reader is highly recommended.
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