COVID – 19: THE TOLL TAKING VIRUS

Amid all the news and death tolls, I am not going to talk about the devastating situation which this virus has created, but I am certainly going to talk about some other aspects of such virus, which I am sure must have a coincidental similarity with all of us.  

What all this virus has had for us?

This virus has different aspects for everyone. During lockdown, there is one lot of people, who actually enjoyed this period with their family. Working moms could dedicate their full time to their kids, which they have always been craved for.

On the other hand, there is that lot of people, who lost their means of earning and ran from pillar to post for satisfying the hunger of their families. Yes, the poor, the down trodden class. This class includes all from labour to our domestic helpers, to school drivers and many more.

In today’s edition, my concern is totally towards the latter lot.  Though most of us have had a deduct of certain amount in our salaries, but still we are on a much higher footing than those who have got nothing even if they are ready to serve. 

Recently, I met a person, who is a school bus driver and he was disturbed for the reason of not getting even a single penny from the passenger children’s parent just because the schools are shut. Satirically, we can pay the school fee in full, which is, now a days, is a bulky sum, but we cannot pay the meager charges of school bus for our children. Those drivers, helpers have their families too. 

Secondly, the domestic helpers, who were dependent on their monthly salary like most of us, are going through a tough time. These people have no savings. They are actually the pissed off section in the present days.

Above citied are just the two of examples with whom I directly came into contact, you all must have observed other types of similar lots too.

There appears a class of private companies employees too, who are being fired as a result of no business in the companies.  Economy has, no doubt, gone into down lines, however, the economy can be revived but the dead can never be revived.

What least we can do for mitigating the catastrophic effects on poor sections? 

My readers, who are reading this blog, I would humbly appeal that though we are not a social worker, yet we are human and only a human can understand the other personage, please pay your helpers in this hour of need, if not full then to some extent but please help them financially.  We can’t help the fired people, I know. But we should do the least, which we are actually capable of. 

With this ending note of evoking your generosity for forwarding a helping hand to all your helpers on humanitarian grounds, I cherish my endeavour of creating our society a bit more aesthetic, more gracious, proclaiming the proverb ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ (the world is one family)  more realistically.