Shri Naidu suggests a 10-point matrix for
self-assessment
Says, the pandemic needs to be looked at as a ‘corrector’ as well
Posted On: 12 JUL 2020 11:02AM by
PIB Delhi
Vice President of
India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has urged the people to introspect on the life
during the last few months under corona virus induced confinement and assess if
they have learned the right lessons and equipped themselves to deal with such
uncertainties.
Seeking to engage with
the people on the causes and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic, Shri Naidu
posted on Facebook today, “Musings of Life in Corona Times”. Writing in a
conversational format, he posed 10 questions, the answers to which would help
in assessing the lessons learned and the transformation brought about by the
demands of life in confinement over the last four months. This 10-point matrix,
Shri Naidu said would also help in knowing if the people have equipped
themselves with necessary understanding so as to help prevent recurrence of
such adversities in future.
The Vice President
stressed that the pandemic needs to be looked at not only as a disaster but
also as a ‘corrector’ for making necessary changes in the perspectives and
practices of living so as to live in harmony with the nature and culture and
the attendant guiding principles and ethos. He said; “Constant evaluation of
the course of life in all its manifestations and in the totality of context is
an essential pre-requisite for a higher living. One such opportunity is now as
we live with corona virus”.
The thrust of Shri
Naidu’s ‘Musings of Life in Corona Times’ is to properly define the purpose of
life besides revisiting the course, nature and pace of modern life with suitable
alterations for a harmonious and measured living.
The suggestions made
by Shri Naidu for anxiety free living include; thinking and acting right like
looking at food as a medicine that sustains healthy life; acquiring a spiritual
dimension to life going beyond material pursuits; adhering to the principles
and practices of right and wrong; sharing with and caring for others; nurturing
social bonds and repurposing the life for a meaningful living.
Dwelling on the causes
of frequent disasters, Shri Naidu said; “The planet does not needs us while we
need the planet. Claiming sole propriety over the planet as if it is meant only
for humans has upset the natural balance triggering adversities of different
kind”.
The matrix suggested
for self-assessment further to the experience of living in the pandemic times
include, if one ; is aware of the causes of the pandemic; willing to make
amendments to the ways of living before the corona outbreak; has redefined the
meaning of life; has identified the gaps in playing out different roles like
taking care of parents and other elders; has equipped to face the next
adversity; understood the dharma of life; understood the need for spiritual
awakening; identified what has been missed out the most during confinement; is
aware of the causes and consequences of differential vulnerabilities to the
impact of the pandemic and if one sees the pandemic only as a disaster or as a
corrector as well.
On the differential
impacts of the pandemic with some sections being hit the most, Shri Naidu said;
“We are borne equal and end up being unequal as time flows. The pandemic has
exposed the heightened vulnerabilities of some sections which is not of their
making. They are more systemic and needs to be adequately addressed. Your way
of living could be one of the reasons for enhanced vulnerabilities of others”.
Alluding to the larva
slowing down its life as a cocoon and emerging from it as a butterfly, Shri
Naidu urged the people to emerge as butterflies by properly reflecting on the
experiences of life during the current pandemic and drawing right lessons from
them for a secure future.
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