Opportunities, Not
Challenges
Author: Dr. K.S.Kang
It
is well said that misfortunes never come alone. So had been the year 2020 that
had wrecked a number of misfortunes and sufferings on humanity one after
another. When humanity already thinking of encountering the worst crisis on
humanity there came hailstorm, and then the locusts spoiling the crops of worth
of crores through out the country. Due to Corona
crisis lockdown has nearly become a necessity putting economic strain on the
society in the form of closure of factories, industry, transport and schools
and job loss and spurt in unemployment resulting out of it. On the top of it
came the great exodus of labour in India from cities to go to their
native villages as they hope to get better life and security in their home
village.
Amidst
the gloom of crisis and chaos nearly leading to anarchy the basic trait of
human race to turn challenges into opportunites had been a welcome and
refreshing trend. A number of social organizations have grabbed these
challenges by providing food and other essential items like footwear to the
people with the aim of putting balm on the already suffering humanity. In the age
of social distancing it is nearly impossible to prevent people from collecting
at one place during the festivals. One such festival that was coming was Id ul
Fitr, which is celebrated world wide by the muslims throughout the world at the
end of the holy month of Ramzan. At the same social distancing had also become
a necessity so as to contain the infection of Corona .
In
such a scenario two incidents have come like a fresh air showing that after all
humanity is one. In Punjab there are muslims only in the town of Malerkotla . Sikhs of the
town have shown a noble gesture by throwing open the Gurudwara to their muslim
brothers for praying during morning and evening in the month of Ramadan so as
to avoid over crowding of muslims in one mosque . A similar anecdote has been
reported from Germany
where Christians have opened church for the muslims so that they pray following
the rules of social distancing. These two incidents show that “ all religions
are diverse paths that lead to the same destination.
Long live tolerance. Long live humanity.
Only
this slogan can save humanity not only from the current crisis but from any
crisis that may befall humanity in future.
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