Stay at home.

I am a stay at home mom most of the times. Sometimes I pick up jobs out side of my home so then I become a career woman. Staying at home has mostly been a regular affair ensuring the smooth functioning of the household. Though its just as challenging and demanding as any other job. The only plus being that its flexible and timings can be adjusted a bit. Now when the world is caught in the throes of a global pandemic which is claiming lives randomly and indiscriminately stay at home has got a new definition. I don't get the paranoia accompanying this stay at home requirement. There are people posting guidelines to help you through this phase. People are going all crazy just at the thought of being at home. What's the big deal! Its your home. You made it to shelter you from the vagaries of nature and give you a sense of security so now its doing just that.

You can still hold conversations with the people who matter. You can see them too through video calling. Only physical contact is missing. So many are still pursuing their careers from home and getting paid for it too. I think we had become too much of a consumerist society. Going out, eating out, hanging out, chilling out everything was out. Now moving in has put us at unease. Cheer up guys its not all that bad. Problem is for those who don't have a home. Problem is for those who don't have the security blanket of surplus resources to help them during these times. Problem is for those who don't have anyone to give them company. For the rest who have a home and a family its just a matter of shifting life within the four walls. Nothing lasts forever. So this too shall pass. The world will once more be abuzz with human activity. But this time hope the humans would have learned their lesson and be more empathetic of their environment. The Governments' mindset I doubt would change (what with North Korea and Pakistan still testing missiles) but the common man on the streets would have changed. Thats my wish and prayer. Masses can do what the political class might not be willing to do. After all mostly its the human on the street who is affected the most!