Experts have warned that we will go back decades in trying to delay the onset of the virus and our decisions that are born out of fear rather than courage will cause unimaginable damage. It is projected that there will be an economic disaster far greater than the great depression - something the world hasn’t seen in the last 100 years. Fear has made us choose a cure that we don’t realize is far worse than the disease itself.
The consequence of fear other than protecting us from a perceived danger is disastrous. Fear is making us panic rather than taking proper precautions. It is making us destroy the world to kill the virus! It is aiming to overcome a fatal disease at the risk of causing great destruction.
No doubt the world needs to attack the virus but not by decisions that are influenced by fear. We need partial and selective lockdowns that will protect the weak and vulnerable. We need a strong economy to support the poor in times of a pandemic. Our fear has not only created emotional decisions but has also created far more damaging consequences in our anxiety to protect our people. Instead of thinking practically and managing our hospitals and healthcare centres, our panic has created chaos and ignored the taking care of other diseases like that of the heart, kidney, and cancer.
TAKEAWAYS
CONSEQUENCE OF FEAR
Is the virus going to go away? If we assume so, it is a myth. Lockdowns can reduce the impact and the pace of the virus but cannot eliminate it. It can flatten the curve, as the media says, but in reality, it is only delaying it. By running away from the virus now, it will not disappear. It will reappear soon, and we cannot continue to lockdown until we find a cure or a vaccine. Fear is making us dig our own grave.
Living in India, we should open our eyes and see the truth. People live in crammed homes and are not educated enough to understand the meaning of ‘social distancing’. It is impossible to stop people from passing the infection. If out of fear, we continue to take severe measures to stop the virus, not only will we fail, but we will create far greater consequences in the economic scenario.
FEAR is False Expectations Appearing Real. Its consequences lead us to decisions that imagine the worst to happen. Its offshoots like worry, stress, and anxiety lead to consequences of making emotional decisions, apart from causing serious health hazards. When will we overcome our ignorance about fear?