Is there anyone who cares that people are dying?

The heart wrenching images and videos of families losing their loved ones have been splashed around the media the last few weeks.

The corona virus has entered our lives once again, deadlier and meaner than last time gripping us in its deadly clutches - it's goal - only one - cross off as many people as it can on it's list.

But what I have failed to understand is why its war cries are falling on deaf ears. Fed up and frustrated with the jail sentence everyone had patiently endured last year, they have broken the chains or should I say smashed their way through the bars of their lock-ups to roam free like a wild animal.

Why do I call them wild animals?

Because most of us are behaving like untamed creatures who were captured, forced to live under a lockdown and when let loose are now running amok without a care in the world.


I saw a video of 40 people caught by the police in a closed store shopping for clothes for a festival. When the police raided the shuttered store, the 40 or so avid shoppers came scuttling out, hiding behind their masks which they donned only when they saw the cameras.

Accuse the governments ( centre and states) as much as you want to, for in many aspects they are to be blamed for the catastrophic consequences of the pandemic, but let's not exonerate ourselves of the blame.

The governments and their stakeholders can't slip on the mask on your face, they can only ask you to.

They can't spray the sanitizer on your hands, they can only ask you to.

They can't force you to stay at home, they can only ask you to.

They can't stop you from partying, they can only ask you to.

They can't stop you from vacationing, they can only ask you to.

They can't stop you from stepping out, they can only ask you not to.

More than a year has gone by and attitudes and behaviour have only worsened.

It's one thing to be frustrated with being cloistered at home - it's another thing to cock a snook at authorities and anyone else who asks you to take precautions.

When the country first opened up people went berserk. Wanting to go back to normal life is understandable of course, we all did, and we all do, but to go back to it as if there was nothing ever wrong is why we are where we are.


The pandemic was supposed to have schooled us - taught us lessons - reminded us about respecting nature and being grateful for all that our planet shares with us.

It was supposed to have brought out the best in us - made us kinder, more generous, more accepting of each other - more humane.

The virus has defeated us in every way possible. It has snatched away our loved ones from us, snapped up our freedom, created misery everywhere.

And while a few are striving hard to beat the virus the remaining population is conspiring against themselves and others.

It's like there's this mad dash to reach the stairway to heaven or hell, as if each of us have joined hands with the virus.

Get your act together guys before the final curtain is drawn on our final act on earth.

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