A better place

While this pandemic has plagued the world with unforeseen prolonged suffering, an unimaginable proportion of humanity has succumbed to this virus. Yet we see greed and manipulation drown the humanitarian nature in those pivotal to fighting this crisis. While global elites are harping on vaccine patents & hoarding life-saving drugs beyond requirement, we witness logistical insufficiencies of medical facilities in our country making the situation worse. This is unarguably beyond our control and discretion.

But have we done our best to help others?

Have we tried to distinguish ourselves from the very politicians we reprimand?

We witness ambulances surging prices implausibly, deepening the financial burden on patients, making it costlier to reach their only hope of life. While life-saving remedies are being sold at questionable prices, vaccines procured are adulterated. Strangers are misusing contact information amplified for reciprocation of covid resources, harassing the grieve-stricken. Fire extinguishers have been sold as oxygen cylinders, duping those in dire need.

What level of desperation blurs the lines of morality?

Is there no empathy for the existing adversities people are facing, while shamelessly worsening their affliction?

Although, it warms my heart to see kind acts that cushion the blow

~restoring faith in humanity

Social media, appreciably, has become an active platform to help people. It has been an effective medium to amplify requirements, bridging people in need and those who can help. Many users have collated verified resources, to make it easier for people to source requisites. There are people willing to accommodate pets of afflicted families, at subsidized rates. Simple people, although economically challenged, have significantly contributed. A man converted his auto rickshaw into a mini ambulance to help people amid the covid crisis, sacrificing his own savings, rendering services free of cost- a true welfare service.

An old man battling with covid, gave up his hospital bed for a younger patient

“I have lived my life. Saving the life of a younger man is more important”, he said, dying soon after the generous & incredibly selfless act. While many landlords have demanded frontline workers to evict their flats considering the risk they pose to the members of the society. In one instance, the landlord supported the front-line worker in his building whole-heartedly, cooking him a hot fresh meal, every day when he returned home exhausted.

Many senior citizens have been living alone during this pandemic, leaving them baffled with the self-dependant routine & a highly digitized world. I’d like to appreciate all the strangers and neighbors who recognized their inconvenience and have proactively been their pillar of strength, throughout, acknowledging their every need ranging from domestic help, medicines, conveyance to vaccination centers, food & being a constant source of security and reliance. By taking care of them like their own parents, selflessly.

To ensure them, that they’re not alone in this.

~forming a molding matrix of satisfying interdependence

It warms my heart to see:

Innumerable plasma donors coming forth to alleviate people’s distress

Small businesses donate a proportion of their proceedings

Those who have actively helped in fundraisers

Ones who have been there for their loved ones/ acquaintances/ strangers as reassurance and pillar of strength, ensuring stable mental health for many

Whose small acts of kindness have made people less conscious of loneliness, dependence, and suffering during this hardship

It is emotionally rewarding and inspirational to see such selfless and altruistic acts,

making us realize that every small act matters profusely in this crisis

Could we all, please, empathize and help in our own capacity?

Be more aware of our actions & curb our recklessness?

Be more considerate of others’ plight?

And make this world a better place?

Because

The world needs to heal

And it’s only us who can help,

One conscious action at a time.