Community cooperation is not a new concept rather an approach propagated by many sane and wise minds since time immemorial. Just like the always known funda of ‘aatmanirbhar’ or ‘self-reliance’ – it needs to become a buzzword to sharpen our sensitization towards collaboration. Irrespective of whether we understand or not, agree to it or not – we all are responsible in different proportions for the corona pandemic mess and hence facing the consequences of it in various degrees of intensity. Hope you slide your thumb upwards to read the article further to feel the significance of why we are all part of the same tribe called – “Team World”
Fortunate ones having enough time at hand are enabled to reflect upon the situation which lead to basic realization that none of us are omnipotent and we need each other to survive & thrive. Charmless competition to beat the other person or team is so worthless bcoz who are we fighting against after all? Other team or opponent doesn’t even exist anymore. Unless every damn living being is healthy, none of us can feel safe or have the sense of freedom, given the contagious nature of the invisible and teeny weeny beast called virus. In a way nature is trying to hammer home the point again and again that we are all connected including non-living entities.
Word community definitely encompasses govt of all nations. ‘Us’ VS ‘Govt’ competition is simply silly to the core especially at this juncture. Trying to dissect/analyse and find only faults whenever remedy measures are announced is unhealthy. No one is perfect including governments & so opposition has every right to comment and suggest solutions not reviews – it’s not a movie or a book rather our rampant reality which seems to have the capacity to beat any hi fi fiction. Harmless pop culture memes trying to take a dig at govt is totally cool & welcome. Clan of smart content creators are definitely adding value by giving us few minutes of fun thereby reducing stress hormones’ impact. True democracy sort of does exist in digital world.
No democracy can function in absence of participation by opposition parties and its own people. We are no more in pre-independence era fighting foreign tyrant British Raj. We the people are the employers/business owners who have invested money to hire PM and his cabinet to serve our purpose and make us profitable. Govt is not doing any favor or charity by announcing fiscal packages as none of them are donating from their pockets. We need to hold them accountable for ROI through cooperation – simply bcoz it’s beneficial to collaborate. Violent anti-lockdown protests harming public properties and the whole purpose of social distancing is synonymous with self-destruction. It’s irony that we are burning our own money in the pursuit of money.
Am not anti-capitalism or pro-social/communism. I do understand that self-interest can indirectly help society -meaning only if I have enough money which is usually the byproduct of winning rat race/competition – I can make a difference to the society. Point is – that feeling stems from a state of superiority. It should come from a place of practicality as the money, time & effort we spend in giving actually is saving our own as*es.
We all were & still are repeated offenders as we have been brain washed by conditioning and comparison keeda (insect) which lead to callous competition with anything and everything just for the heck of it. As eastern philosophy puts it, no one can escape the ebb and flow of krazy karma. Corona is a chance for karma cleansing.
For me, two of the key contribution of corona are unleashing creativity amongst us and making us understand how collaboration can put all of us at ease. We all feel the pain and pleasure of the absence and presence of cooperation by family at home and colleagues at work place. Just that boundary of the words ‘family and colleagues’ have expanded by infinite folds and includes entire world whether we want/like it or not.