have to pack up and go, just like actors have to in a movie set. Those who think that the drama of Life is real, suffer.
Have you not seen some people shedding tears when they watch a tragic movie? Why? Because they think that the movie is real, when in reality, it is just a movie. Those who watch the movie as a film, don’t cry. They enjoy the show, just as those who know that we come and we go, enjoy the journey called life.
Life is a drama. The earth is a humongous stage. Over 8 billion people are acting in this mega show. But alas, we don’t realize it is just a show. Because of this, we get attached to people and things and we suffer. We live with fear as actors, forgetting that we are not the ones who we are acting as. Those who don’t realize this truth in the Life drama, fear and suffer. Those who do, know that ultimately, the body has to die and while they live, they must do their best and leave the rest to the Director of the show.
Today, in the drama called COVID-19, a virus has come on the stage. It is a blockbuster. It has shut down the globe for the first time in a hundred years. The plot is sinister, as it horrifies the viewers leading them to think that they will soon die. The actors are doing a great job, and the
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cameraman, in this case, the media, should be given the prestigious Academy Award for cinematography as it shows hundreds of bodies dumped in mass graves and even on the streets. Just like in any drama, the truth is hidden, and the myth is projected. The truth is that people are dying of old age and of various diseases, but the movie projects like it is all Coronavirus and nothing else. Although 1,50,000 people are dying every day around the globe, the movie focuses its camera on the approximate 5,000 that are dying out of the Coronavirus infection. If a movie was not made to be gripping, nobody would watch it. Today, the digital and social media are together marketing the Coronavirus across the globe as it has made people panic and shut down their life.
Those who watch the Coronavirus as a movie, realize the truth. It is another flu and it seems to affect the aged and the elderly a bit more. It is highly contagious, but just like any other disease, it has come, and it will go. Those who watch this as a drama, laugh with regret as they see economies around the globe shutting down. Our response is no different from that of some university students who lock themselves in their hostel because they see a lizard outside their door and refuse to come out. Isn’t it time to realize the drama that is unfolding with the virus? Isn’t it time to overcome the fear of death that we presume COVID-19 will cause?