Bouncing
back from the pandemic
As the
pandemic swept over the world, country after country, first wave, second wave
and so on... one thing was clear, whether 6 or 60, life was getting tough and
uncertain. Children were not able to go to school, friendships had become just
fond memories, loneliness and stress were creeping in at alarming rates,
sitting long hours within the confines of four walls and in front of the
computer screen was becoming more and more depressing, and jobs in many sectors
were dwindling.
In the
face of this reality, once again we humans proved our mettle. Our determination
and will-power proved stronger than the virus. We were not only able to defeat
the virus to a great extent with vaccines but were able to find silver linings,
positive impacts and happy moments in the face of the pandemic. Spending more
time with parents and siblings, eating well, learning new skills, taking up
interesting hobbies were becoming more and more enjoyable. We suddenly realised
that we were able to bounce back from this adversity, cope with the
difficulties it created, learn and adapt to the ‘new normal’. We were becoming
strong and resilient without even realising it. Patience was turning out to be
our most important virtue. Human relationships had become more meaningful. We
are learning important life lessons, though we are still influenced by the
repercussions brought about by the pandemic around the globe...As we herald in
the New Year 2022 let us remember that we are indeed blessed to experience
divine favour and protection over our lives in the past year. We need to
resolve to begin this year in right earnest.
Solving
together: By the end of the year 2021 we felt we were heading towards the end
of the pandemic but the new variant Omicron is hitting us like a tsunami,
engulfing continents and countries. This pandemic has been a sort of reset
across sectors and societies from education to means of transportation to
healthcare availability to mental health. But the fact of the matter is that
the consequences have forced us to look at how we work as a specie on this
planet and solve matters collaboratively. In partnership: “No school can work
well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf
of the children’s interests,”
Flying
beyond: The pandemic has prepared the youth of today to prepare well for the
future, strongly rooted in values and with wings to fly towards success. The
comfortable living of yesterday has been replaced by a scenario where they seek
the world of opportunities, try to exceed expectations, have achievable plans
and achieve bigger than expected. We trust and wish the year 2022 will be a
year of VICTORY for you! says Dorothy H. Cohen. Teachers made their homes their
classrooms for children, and parents now saw what was happening in school which
they could never dream of seeing before the pandemic. It has been proved beyond
doubt that education is an agreement between committed teachers, parents with
high expectations and enthusiastic students.
Be
grateful: In deep gratitude let us be thankful to God Almighty for His
providence, for bringing us back to school, to our friends who have still not
given up on us, to our families for their care and love, to our teachers who
stood by us and to many others in different ways. It is the time to gain
realisation of what our life actually means.
