LOOKING BACK – A WAR FORCED ON US. Who would win?
Honestly, I do not
presume anyone to answer this question; I too am aware of the peril that the
world is through -- a war – never declared nor notified and yet being fought
against an enemy unseen; for, the enemy is within the very fighter; ironically
the enemy is too small but too big to enforce a lock down of global
magnitude. To say the least, the ‘enemy’
is perfectly armed to disarm anyone and wreck huge damage -incalculable and at
times pushing the victims to the ‘other world’.
Has any scientist ever imagined that radars can be safely passed by
aerial invaders? With all our Satellites and Infrared monitors tracking every
movement on Earth, an entrant without any visa has crippled all systems of transport
on land, sea and air. This is a world war of a new dispensation where arms,
ammunition, ballistic missiles and ego are irrelevant and inefficient.
What sort of a war has
this been?
A war –not to restore
land or territory but to keep surviving by pursuit of some avocation ; till
such time that we feel safe, all
avocations are through vacation or at least partly so, barring the few ‘work
from home’ trades. Such staying in
barracks is mandatory unless one chooses to date with destiny. In wars of traditional description, combats
ensue in open fields, wielding high power weaponry aided by logistic back up
and swift aircraft that can defy counter attempts. The war that we are through now, has a battle
ground well equipped to keep the fighters at ease with round-the –clock vigil
by medical teams, paramedics, pharmaceutics and software–aided alerts and instant revision of strategies, best for
the hour and so on. All these need assessing the victim’s status by pathologic data, imagery
of anatomic conditions and several biochemical parameters. So to say, every single ‘victim’ received a
series of health care support and medication.
Yet, some succumbed to the
infection , causing greater agony to others
, as in such instances scientific
disposal has been far more crucial than
observance of rituals of tradition; painfully many hadto keep off on such moments to safeguard self from
prospects of infection. Even more agonizing it is, to learn that in
the West burial sites were ‘prepared’ to handle hundreds of coffins at a
time. Yes, mass burial was the way out.
Have we not been overtaken by a misery? Who, ever thought we were on the
edge? In the present war none knows a
safe strategy to target the virus, since viruses have no physiology of their
own. Vaccination alone has so far been a preventive. Die-hard critics keep
setting narratives to dispel the efficacy of vaccines.
In
India:
The
war that descended on humans faster than expected with no country excepted has
made things bleak and gloomy from the news around. I am not a pessimist. Still, no major light
of hope was around at that moment. We in India have been living a contended
simple life, keeping ourselves happy reading some sane writings advocating
inner peace by prayer and offering help to others. That has also took a
beating, with the ‘looming large threat’ of virus from unknown sources.
Authorities in our country had sounded the right warning well in time and had plunged into action
–segregating persons to minimize the spread of virus. Still, some critics kept
saying that our screening has not viewed all members to rest assured that we
are in the safe corridor. Even so, the infected members cannot assume to escape
the aftermath of infection by staying in hideouts; information on death, if an
indicator suggests that India has been efficiently keeping the virus at bay,
despite the magnitude of our population, lock down snatching away the wage
earned and such other unmanageable fall outs from the crisis of pandemic.
Expectation:
Ultimately, the world
would witness a new order, setting in with essential safeguards to ensure an honourable
living. Our journey into the third
decade of the millennium is both frightening and fascinating.
K.RAMAN
Hmmm... yes...the enemy is too small yet too big!!!
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