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number of Indians are unedu-
cated, unaware; we can’t imag- On a lighter note, let us see the positive side with this poetry!
ine how many small pockets Planet Says, Slay No More, Let Me Detox, to the Core!
have suffered. It was the urban
India that got the virus and trans- Think on your Sin,
mitted it. Sadly, it has gone to the Since you logged IN,
lower strata of the society, mak- What knocked me OUT,
ing situation worse. Why I Logged OUT?
One or two month lockdown
hasn’t impacted one quarter, Technology no matter, at its best,
but a couple of years ahead. Fails in a go, when I seek to test,
Apart from economy, or mate-
rialistic loss, it is the human life So much you staked for your need,
itself that is affected. Today, ani- So much you faked for your greed,
mals are free and humans are Now when I locked you indoors,
caged. When the air is pure, we Nature has found a space to breathe!
are on masks! This shows how
bad we have treated our nature. While finding ways to deal with this,
To find a solution to this is not
easy. We don’t see any change for Mankind has evolved above differences,
a bounce back in the near future. This is probably how I could heal,
Not until a couple of years. Facts Your barriers are, now unsealed!
and figures will be more gruelling
with every passing day, due to Let me also rest a little,
multiple factors. About two third You take a break too,
economic losses will be indirect,
apart from loss of life. Economic Stop being slaves to materialism,
instability, survival issues, col- For yours, and my sake too,
lapsing healthcare systems, is Indulge in things you left behind,
sure to increase the pressure we It is time, you unfurl and unwind!
are taking today.
But imagine! We still are in the I’ll nurture again, once I detox myself,
comfort of our homes. No matter Don’t trash me down to bits again,
we slept in one world and got up
in a changed one, this is not a ca- TAKE CARE OF HOW YOU LIVE IN IT,
lamity that has devastated every- Don’t force me to call it Quits again!
thing for a new start. This is just a
pause. Entire world economy has
come to a standstill to handle a - Dr. Dewaker Goel (Ex. Executive Director, Airports Authority of India) &
Sneha Viresh Bagdiya (Acclaimed Writer, Social Activist)
few lac infected people and curb
the virus, imagine if we place
economy on a higher priority,
world will collapse. We are ab- hours, no increment year, set- unwind. This is the time to evolve
solutely unfit to handle any geo- ting high targets, collective ef- above human barriers. We will
metric rise of positive cases. This forts by one and all, we shall rise. overcome, and this too shall pass
is not the time to panic. Though This experience is a big lesson to away! No matter human kind and
economy seems on its last legs, learn where we are heading in the economy has suffered tremen-
we will heal. We hope, the public age of artificial intelligence, how dously, we can’t overlook the fact
sector enterprises will overcome much can we depend on technol- that if it gets worse, mankind will
this setback every possible way. ogy, over nature? One positive collapse. Staying IN, is the ONLY
Increasing number of working aspect is humans have got time to way OUT!

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