Reflections, Banter and the Honest Truth

It is Easter morning, and it is the first time in my memory that I have no Easter eggs, or chocolate bunnies for my girls. There is really nothing very Easter-ish  about this Sunday. In fact it is the first time in my life when i have seen no Good Friday services, or Easter Vigils in almost all the churches around the world. And in these days of modern technology, churches are streaming their services online.  It is a time of 'social distancing'. We stay indoors, go out only for the essential items and medicines.  People try to stay a safe distance away from each other, wearing masks, gloves, and definitely trying hard not to cough or sneeze while close to someone else. These are tough times for everyone, and i have tried to stay cheerful, while sitting at home, occasionally having meetings online, preparing study material, worksheets, cooking, seeing that the family is well and not too bored. My children have their school work to do, and my husband and i have to remind them

At the beginning of this year- 2020, the world saw a new virus spreading. It spread fast and hit hard. It caused a respiratory infection which brought about fever, a cough, difficulty breathing and fatigue, and has already killed thousands of people. Within a matter of months, it changed from being an epidemic to a pandemic. Slowly most of the countries around the world, started restricting the movement of its people. People confined to their countries, then their cities and then their homes. Both domestic and international flights, trains, buses- all stopped. People aren't allowed to go out to work, students couldn't sit for their year end exams, we manage to cook and eat whatever we can buy in the stores, and there is not much we can choose from. It is a tough time, and with the number of cases rising, no one really knows how long this will go on. We just know that this too shall pass; but when?