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Sunday, November 07, 2021

Lessons from Covid

One need not go to school to learn, nor to office to earn. Thanks to internet and technology, be at home, save the travel time, be away from traffic block keep the air cleaner, don't worry about what to wear and good bye to make up kits, be original.

Two ironies:

1. Aeroplanes as a means of transportation has never been considered a disadvantage. Until last year... if not for it, the pandemic might have been remained an epidemic!

2. Parents who once made special efforts to keep their children away from screens, now willingly put them in front of screens. The children must be confused at the sudden change in mindset of their parents. Phones, ipads and laptops which were once forbidden are now considered a necessity! 

It's possible to have weddings with physical attendance of only 30 and virtual any number sitting across countries.

Taking out time to spend with family & friends more, Important than chasing material things.. This pandemic has clearly taught us Kal Ho Naa Ho... !!

It is Possible to get things done by reducing travel including international travels for short meetings and getting them done through virtual meetings...

When and who may leave us we never know, better to stay rich with love, joy and happiness.

The sadness of not being able to have a last look and not being able to perform the last rites when a parent or any dear one dies of Covid, and a sense of guilt for not being able to do the best for the loved ones, lingers. Need to do now, all that we can for our loved ones. 

It's all up to us. We only should take care of ourselves and our families. It's We. It's only we should be precautions and be brave to face any eventuality. We would have been better off, if we had created a better system and contributed for that to be efficient and responsive. Though there can be many care for us and love us, but they could be helpless.

Money buys.. sad but true it buys privileges, may be even at the cost of others who need it more

It is possible for men who thought cooking was women's affair, to enter the kitchen and help in house chores

That policemen can respect citizens' personal space and do their duty without grabbing collars or snatching car and bike keys.

Taught the value of distance which we thought can be covered by travel

Little is more...the pandemic has certainly changed the way we look at life. How little we need to survive actually! Empathy and the thought that even tons of money can’t help. Strangers coming forward to help. On the flip side those who don’t follow COVID protocol is shocking as one sees educated folks doing that! The rallies, holy dips, mid-air marriage@spicejet....the list goes on.

This pandemic has actually shrunk the distance, now as a family we have monthly calls, my kids have become familiar with my first cousins kids and it has actually made the big family bond together.

We wouldn't have used zoom or Teams in private lives but for this pandemic..

Like tie for shirts and dhuppatta for chudidhar, wearing mask became a must which are made available in all shops in different varieties. Suitable for the shirts / sarees/ chudi

Scaring to hear the sounds of sneezing coughing

Mobiles which were prohibited in school.... Now school is available in the mobile

Hoarding up essentials frequent visit to shops by citizens even though they had everything at home

It also taught how to handle death, perhaps only when you understand death you get to understand the importance of life.

No use feeling for someone after death it's how you treat or do things to them before death.

Live and let others live.

There is enough for everyone's need but not for anyone's greed.

Help whenever possible , don't wait for a pandemic or disaster to happen , shower love, find happiness in uplifting life of people, peace over everything. 

There is a clear demarcation between “emotion” and “science”.

Science says “self isolate” but the mother doesn’t understand! Her “emotion” tries to overtake “science”. She is unable to digest the use of separate plate and tumbler during COVID.

1. Connect to nature and people

2. Better Understanding of basic needs in life.

3. Necessity of good mental health and physical in this pandemic.

Covid showed that one can Squeeze money if our clients are patients then if they are our business clients.

People have stopped driving a mile to the gym, to walk a mile on the threadmill

Importance of eating well, what & when to eat, maintain fitness, more of being responsible to the nature & its resources,

Breathe & let breathe , money really cant buy a life & keep your breathe

God was zooming, may be, since time immemorial. It explains how he is there everywhere every place every time like a teacher is present in 50 students home at the same time.

Change is the only thing constant in life..expect the unexpected ..

Invest in shares when there is fall during pandemic, value will be 5x, 10x, 100x ... and so on in a year.

People mock, the medical profession that's almost single handedly been fighting the war against Corona. When called out, sets out saying he was quoted put of context, and later his org comes out with a funny statement. 

What India urgently needs is huge investment in high quality healthcare that can provide people affordable care. Other things can fall behind in the queue.

We have sufficient capacity. It is the distribution part which has to be handled. The cost of one cylinder is Rs 10000/ Cost of Gas is Rs 300 only. Generally gas is supplied in bulk and bottled by bottling units. We have enough manufacturing facilities for this. Each hospital is required to have a captive plant. However inspite of funds being allocated last April many did not do the needful. Now it takes 72 hours to set up a captive unit. Delhi was required to set 10 plants. But they set up only one.Now The centre has got into the act and in a week's time it will be sorted out. One more fact is Industrial oxygen is of higher concentration than medical is oxygen. Diverting the same will ease the shortage. We have more plants in East, South and West. North has fewer plants. Bulk oxygen is transported in liquid state in cryogenic containers. We need those in large numbers to ship the bulk oxygen to deficit areas

The truth: To date, seven AIIMS are fully functionating. This includes AIIMS Delhi. The six new AIIMS were announced by the BJP government but established under the Congress government. AIIMS Rae Bareli was also established under the Congress government but its OPD services were started during BJP’s tenure. The 15 other AIIMS were announced by the BJP government but they are either partially functional or under-construction.

The ability to believe in two things simultaneously -- that you can stop spread of corona by social distancing and that you can be the prime speaker in packed election rally  -- is pure genius. 

It's important to wear the mask...as MI lose an opener once again; and this time off the last ball" 

Pattabhi Sir. 

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