The Silver Lining Of Pandemic

The year was 2020, 1st January was welcomed as usual with enthusiasm and 31st night hangover in many longitudes. New resolutions to cross off this year and feeling of starting afresh again with great energy was at the zenith waiting to be fulfilled again. But deep within the Wuhan province of China people were hoping for a new sunrise to come as rescue for their loved ones and somehow protect them from the invisible enemy.

China was dealing with matchstick over a pool of flammable situation. The 2019-nCoV was spreading rapidly and people from this province were travelling unchecked all over the world. Fast forward to march of 2020, the virus went viral and the world was in a state of chaos within eight moons of the year 2020. The new energy visible in the starting of year was replaced by lockdowns, overwhelmed healthcare facilities, dried up business. The sight has eventually arrived from the century back when same situation was faced by humanity due to Spanish flu.

1. The Hope

First good started to dawn on humanity when the chaos started to settle and everyone began to hope for a better tomorrow and started fighting the situation instead of giving up on what has started to happen. This made us really aware of what a powerful weapon hope can be to protect the species. Scientists started working on the antidote for this virus. In a remarkable turn of events first time in history of biotechnology we did the impossible and achieved our breakthrough success in making and administering the world's first fast tracked vaccine for any virus within few month of DNA sequencing the virus. This has even prompted nations to go further in research and start making vaccine for diseases which were once deemed to be incurable. If Covid-19 wouldn’t have challenged us the way it had, we would have not pushed our boundaries to scale up our capabilities.

2. Share the Care

I take this opportunity to first of all acknowledge the fact that Covid-19 has caused a lot of damage, loved ones lost forever, challenged us mentally and given us setbacks which we never imagined. But, the hope we talked about is what makes us stronger giving a way to relive ethereal relations we enjoy with our loved ones and might have gone into far side of our emotional care centre. This directs us to the essence share the care, which means we need to care for all living entities around us and this is perfectly taught to us by a virus sizing microns. In Covid it’s not just enough to care for yourself you need to take care of everyone around you because if your surrounding is safe then only you can defeat the virus and be safe from it. This couldn’t have been ingrained in humans by any United Nations council, the government scheme or the famously infamous environmental protection resolution which diplomats brings every corner of the year.We all have developed a care for everyone around us and in this was only we can remain protected from the invisible enemy.

3.The Vaccine Era

We are entering the era of vaccine, gone are the days of oral medicines. The path can be traced successfully by looking at the developments that are going on - The Cancer vaccine (Pfizer), The HIV silver bullet and few more in development cycle but with robust swiftness they are approching the real world with first two aforementioned right at the zenith of realisation. This race would never have been soo fast without the push from current pandemic. Humans are always in the state of retaliation never in upfront attack mode. The push is always needed to move greatest minds into actionable results which will be enjoyed by generations to come. mRNA technology used is effective to virtually immune us from any future virus with just the genetic sequencing of same.In real world this shift is as big as going from punch card computers to brand new M1 powered macbook by Apple.iNC.

4. Real Need!!

Lockdowns, months of being locked in home without the much of daily activities we used to do with tag "necessary". The pandemic has taught us what and how small our real needs are. We as community have developed habit of storing but for uncertain future? It's so hilarious for our maker to watch us doing so but at the same time we forget that storing beyond our needs will interdict the needy from those life sustaining resources.A home to live, food to eat, electricity and appliances to keep us on track and sound meditation are the only basic needs we require when told to be inside. The parties were not necessary, the vacations are cursed now and people are wishing to go back to work. The change is mindset is evident as poor is less hungry with government funded incentives, the rich are doing good deeds as social service. This is exactly our real need and the only necessary in the line of life!

If you are from biology stream, I thank you for your contribution to the society and saving millions of lifes. Is you lost someone dear in this pandemic, I'm sorry for your loss but remember the person worked his life for your betterment so that you can live happily, be the user of that persons hard work and contribute your bit to the healing humanity!