The great realisation : Corona

The book on "The great realisation : Sometime you got to get sick, to get better." So true. Yet to be released, most probably in September.

The youtube narration was just super, Tomprobablyfollery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw5KQMXDiM4

Here are the words to Tom Foolery’s video of his poem “The Great Realisation”
“Tell me the one about the virus again, then I’ll go to bed”.

“But, my boy, you’re growing weary, sleepy thoughts about your head”.

“That one’s my favourite. Please, I promise, just once more”.

“Okay, snuggle down, my boy, but I know you all too well.

This story starts before then in a world I once would dwell”.

“It was a world of waste and wonder, of poverty and plenty,

Back before we understood why hindsight’s 2020

You see, the people came up with companies to trade across all lands

But they swelled and got much bigger than we ever could have planned

We always had our wants, but now, it got so quick

You could have anything you dreamed of, in a day and with a click

We noticed families had stopped talking, that’s not to say they never spoke

But the meaning must have melted and the work life balance broke

And the children’s eyes grew squarer and every toddler had a phone

They filtered out the imperfections, but amidst the noise, they felt alone.

And every day the skies grew thicker, ‘till you couldn’t see the stars,

So, we flew in planes to find them, while down below we filled our cars.

We drove around all day in circles, we’d forgotten how to run

We swopped the grass for tarmac, shrunk the parks ‘till there were none

We filled the sea with plastic because our waste was never capped

Until, each day when you went fishing, you’d pull them out already wrapped

And while we drank and smoked and gambled, our leaders taught us why

It’s best to not upset the lobbies, more convenient to die

But then in 2020, a new virus came our way,

The governments reacted and told us all to hide away

But while we were all hidden, amidst the fear and all the while,

The people dusted off their instincts, they remembered how to smile

They started clapping to say thank you and calling up their mums

And while the car keys gathered dust, they would look forward to their runs

And with the skies less full of voyagers, the earth began to breathe

And the beaches bore new wildlife that scuttled off into the seas

Some people started dancing, some were singing, some were baking

We’d grown so used to bad news, but some good news was in the making

And so when we found the cure and were allowed to go outside

We all preferred the world we found to the one we’d left behind

Old habits became extinct and they made way for the new

And every simple act of kindness was now given its due”

“But why did it take us so long to bring the people back together?”

“Well, sometimes you’ve got to get sick, my boy, before you start feeling better

Now, lie down and dream of tomorrow and all the things that we can do

And who knows, if you dream hard enough, maybe some of them will come true

We now call it The Great Realisation and yes, since then, there have been many

But that’s the story of how it started and why hindsight’s 2020”

The world we dwelled - It was a world of waste and wonder , poverty and plenty.........Then in 2020 the virus came, Government told us to hide....They started calling mom's, clapping, earth began to breathe, people started dancing, singing and baking.....Good news was on it's way......

*Before Corona*

Before Corona I was a longing for a salary hike,

today I am longing for my salary

Before Corona I was longing for my promotion,

today I am holding on to my position

Before Corona I was thinking about quitting my job,

today I am strongly sticking to my job

Before corona I refused to carry my laptop to my home,

today I have moved my office to my home

Before Corona I was planning for a long vacation,

today I am waiting to go back to my workstation

Before Corona I was waiting for a weekend,

today I am waiting when will corona end

Before Corona I was using video call to say hi to my friends and relatives,

today I am on a video call with my neighbours too

Before Corona I was dressed for the occasion,

today there are no occasions to dress

Before Corona I was worried about the future,

today I am worried about the present

*An invisible virus has changed the way we think and live*

As per doctors, there are 3-4 possibilities that might end the widespread of COVID-19.

1. Herd immunity - 60% gets the disease and spread reduces. Millions will die during the course of time.

2. Virus mutation - Virus losing its power over a period of time. Possibility is less considering the amount of strength virus possess currently.

3. Vaccine - A vaccination to prevent the disease. Takes longer time to invent, manufacture and inject to humans.

4. Capsule - If invented, could be the best possible way just like we controlled h1n1 and malaria etc.

Till that time use mask while speaking to reduce the quantity of virus spread leading to mild symptomed disease for the infected. Studies say that the widespread in NY, USA was controlled with people using masks strictly.

What about you? What did you figure out? Do tell.That mad rush made the world ugly, all would be beautiful, if we slow down. Nature, relationship, and everything around and within us. Is mine