Well, Congratulations
You’re afraid of the one thing that is certain in life
Ha!! (Not funny)

Seriously?
Are you telling me that in your personal life,
You have never experienced any turbulence that (to an extent) equals
The world’s current predicament
Sure, that was on a personal level
But this is also personal
Isn’t it?

Tell me you would be as much terrified if COVID-19 was still just news to you
That it wasn’t yet in your country
Taking people by surprise
You would be concerned for others but……..
Really?
Panic buying
Lockdown
Nope….
Not this much

I once wrote that ‘life sits on a pendulum of balance
A life springs and a life shrinks’
But now, too many lives are shrinking within a blink of an eye
The world is on its knees
But it will rise again

I am a believer
And Allah tells me in the Holy Quran that He will not burden a soul beyond its capacity
And not once but twice, on a row
He tells me that, there is ease after every hardship

To some extent, everyone across the world is quaking in their boots
Some are just trying to be strong and keep the world going
And I think we should all do same

So, my dear friend, don’t be afraid
For God will not burden us beyond our strength
COVID-19 will be read as history someday
The damage will be done
But the lessons too will be learnt

Strength and courage
Fear kills more than CVID-19 does
Pray and adhere to all preventive measures
There is a God
We will get through this
This too shall pass
And then we will come back to complaining about the usual things.

Peace, life and safety to you all