Behind the Mask. [ Cover-19]
Smiling and crying, these are two expressions which can be classified as First universal languages.
During this long Covid-19 due to continuous use of mask, smile may be gradually lost from face; then how to judge or understand the feeling of joy, sorrows or hatred from facial expression? Again' social distance' also prevents touching. Absence of all these subtle things for long time will affect great impact on 'feeling.' As a whole, the total gamut of psychology as thinking, feeling, willing will change the behavioral pattern of society.
Yes, if 'smile' is lost then responsibility and pressure on eyes will be greater; power and responsibility of eyes will be increased; but what will happen to the blind ? Again eyes are notorious; they may cheat.
No touch, no smile!
Alas! tragic time for playing romance! Land of romance will turn into arid desert with full of cactus. Novels like Romeo Julliet etc. will serve as oasis Eyes will monopolize the field of romance ! In the market of fashion there will be bear-market in lipstick and facial make up; but bull -market in optical product such as contact lens, cosmetic eye surgery and all eye-related fancy product will enjoy profit.
For beautification, cosmetic surgery of eye and market of contact-lens will soar up.
Will the eyes of romantic lovers prop up from the forehead like the shrimp or lobster (living in deep sea?) if they feel excited?
How far will go the limitation of eyes other than sending massage?
If they cross the 'Macmillan line' of platonic love, spiritual love and dive to the Satanic or Freudian love? Will they planchet Freud's soul for solution?
Under this long-term virus, society will change and shape very differently. The first episode opened with an unknown fear and delusion. No war, neither gun nor smoke but an alarming panic swept over globally.
Before this pandemic, far more fatal viruses, natural catastrophes, calamities, man-made bio-war-fare or nuclear war shook this planet turbulently.
But they were not such world- wide alarming.
Human specie is trapped for his own blunder. It reminds me the fable-story of demonic empire where the entrance door was opened but the key of exit door was lost!
At the beginning, absence of noises from everyday life, less traffic, less crowd, deserted roads, shut down shops & restaurants, theater halls, shouting fans from base ball stadium; people with mask, news of increased number of deaths without names or faces along with a weird prescription:
'wash your hands,
‘keep mask' and
'social distance' to stay safe:
all together created panic, terror and confusion; the confusion in mind about how long it would take to get rid of!
Our telephone rang often more than ever and the digital world acquired an important role to replenish the social distance.
Zoom, and similar devices gave great service to maintain the social bond at free of cost. This is the greatest noble service to society from the digital world. Man and machine never been so close before this pandemic.
March to June we were expecting for better; at last as it was announced work-at-home for offices and schools, which meant virus would continue for 'indefinite' period of time.
The first emotional wave anchored to relatively concrete state of mind with this announcement of governmental decision.
People are now used to the 'mask' in everyday lives. Jobless idle people are getting more idle as they get money from the Government without working. In a nutshell becoming used to this new social situation. The digital world of What's App, Facebook, Twitter and above all Zoom have come close to our heart.
It seems to me that in the labyrinth of global society there is some moment -magnitude scale which monitors the "inner" seismic waves or cosmic vibrations of compound consciousness which propels the power to challenge, to counteract, to combat the "CHANGE" which was necessary for the betterment of the world though it seems creating apparently chaotic situation.
Since 30 years the noises regarding'environment' pollution, global warming, snow melting, demographic migration, shifting to digital superpower from the existing traditional system, were mounting to the sky.
Fear along with unprecedented death due to the virus has stopped all mind-blowing existing noises with a mighty slap of Covid-19 which acted as a break to pause .
The world was moving too fast, recklessly, like a blind horse. Covid-19 has reined the speed in control from being crushed; It is true that barb or hook was needed to take out this thorn of Covid-19.
Focus of humanity as a whole concentrated towards the outer glamour of the world. The emptiness created by 'social distance ' has broadened the inner space in everyone. Away from the everyday noisy busy life of crowded world has ignited in everyone to search and listen intensely to own inner voice for calming down .
This was an urgent necessity. The world of art and creativity along with spirituality have got unlimited chance to cherish and flourish. .
The pandemic fear of Covid-19 has united us, by bringing under one umbrella. We are all waiting impatiently to get rid of this lethal virus. From the standpoint of universal thought of global ‘fear and uncertainty,- Covid-19 has brought unity, though in negative and chaotic form.
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