March walked in quietly,
warming up the path and air that we walked and breathed in.
The excitement of Hloli was shortlived as we played carefully and fearfully.
Half our gang were not to be seen
Hidden and bound at home by terrified moms!
As the tiny giant called Covid 1 laid out its net far and wide across mountains valleys and fields and slowly claimed its territory!
Life paused,took semi colon and then a comma and finally to a full stop.
Life stopped living literally.
Kids were kept indoors.
Parks and playgrounds turned to deserted areas, out of bound to the funfilled moments.,
no more swaying swings and laughter filled glee's of happy kids!
Dads stayed home !
Moms worked double hard to keep their souls happy.
A new lifestyle evolved
The value of a stay at home mom just increased.
We understood how difficult it was to sweep and mop floors.
It now made sense why the jadoowali bhai skipped corners often.
we too knowingly or unknowingly started doing the same .
We learnt to pitch in andshare chores
What we took for granted was now realised.
shortages and nonavailabilty was the new norm
Moms tried new recipes and started baking breads
Instagram suddenly many new posts.
Fathers now understood what wives did all day at home
They realised how much the wife had to do all day
The bai at least gets paid
What about the wife?
All she asks is for some understanding and empathy when her feet and back hurts!
She did everything without a murmer or a word.
Families bonded...
Kids got to spend lot of time with fathers.
grandparents go to to spend time with their grand children.
The strays had the roads all to themselves.
The birds had all the freedom to fly about freely.
The air was cleaner
The sky was brighter
The stars shone with glee and joy at night.
Pollution literally went away with no cars and factories spewing out smoke.
A new army took shape in the form of doctors,nurses and healthcare workers.
Cops really became our heroes, braving out in the blistering summer sun trying to keep us home.
A war was waged by the health care warriors yet the numbers kept multiplying.
Our life now depended on them
Life changed
What we took for granted now became the new revelation.
We learnt to appreciate our helpers.
Life evolved to a new level and taught us to be thankful and grateful for every little thing we had .
A small grain of mustard to a single stray leaf of kadipatha was now important.
The shortage of essentials taught us to live carefully and frugally.
The new life became a way of life.
We now had time to watch an appreciate beautiful skies and breathtaking sunsets.
We had time to renew and relive moments gone by by taking out old photo albums.
Our identity was now masked with masks of various hues and shades.
Tshirts sleeves and socks were used to make jugaad masks
Learnt to live each day in gratitude and simplicity while we wait for the tiny Giant to loosens its grip and give us back our new but old freedom and lifestyle
isnt it too much to ask for the mess we made as humans?
Time will only tell as we grapple and try to come terms with this new life.
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