Edit Speak May 2022

Edit Speak May 2022

What we can do           

Dear Reader,

The world, as I know it, was never a peaceful place. Right from the time I gained awareness—if I am to believe the media—the nation was in a state of turmoil. I remember the Khalistani movement, the assassination of PM Indira Gandhi and PM Rajiv Gandhi, the horrendous Bhopal gas tragedy, the LTTE problem, and the anti-reservation agitation, all happening in a matter of just seven years while I was growing up.

Yet, somehow, ordinary life seemed unaffected by these developments. Life moved on at its own slow and gentle pace as we went to school, played with friends, read storybooks, socialised with relatives, celebrated festivals, enjoyed family life, watched TV and movies, went on holidays and outings, and wove bright dreams of our future. The sun brought in yet another day full of cheer and possibilities, and the nights lulled us to peaceful sleep. Life was stable, predictable, and beautifully prosaic.

However, tension was building up gradually and going to invade the humdrum of our daily lives sooner or later. In 2020, the pandemic caused by the coronavirus gripped each of us in its tentacles, and life as we knew it was gone for good. Global warming, wars, diseases, instability, uncertainty, and unrest have infiltrated our everyday life, compelling us to look for solutions.

In such times, even small acts of goodness, faith, and selfless service performed by each one of us have the power to shift the collective energy radically. Plant a tree, feed the homeless and helpless, lend a shoulder, assist the needy and elderly, and show your care for Mother Earth by respecting her resources and children. Gift water, hand towels, and flowers to random people, and bring a smile to their faces. Most of all, treat the immediate people in your lives with greater care and thoughtfulness, including your maid, cook, driver, or garbage collector. And last but not the least, pray earnestly for world peace, either alone or in groups. Sincere prayers have the power to invoke higher energies that orchestrate desirable outcomes and restore peace and bonhomie.

Enjoy the May issue of Life Positive and do write back to us. We feel happy to publish your response.

-Editor