Corona Came Calling 3: THE MONOLOGUE
Despite two weeks of very cautious, from distance care of my wife & son, and with all immune boosting and preventive intakes, Corona entered me and immediately, daughter too got infected.
By this time, pandemic’s 2nd wave got built up, and Beds, Oxygen, Meds… everything became increasingly sparse to meet this healthcare tsunami of unforeseen proportions.
I realized, when your loved ones are down, you are brave, but when you yourself are down, you are a wreck. I imagined the worst, triggering a monologue.
The churn within strengthened my own life philosophies — What really matters in Life & Career?
You can live without your best clothes & accessories and that dream car & cool office desk that you are so proud of.
Appearances do not matter, Experiences & Expressions do.
My executive thinking as a leader/manager got re-enforced- Control is not the effective currency, Trust is, and People matter more than the strategy.
Yes indeed, the professional life matters. It is here that you produce and contribute to the world.
But, much before that is the personal life, where Your Being is anchored as a Son/Daughter, Brother/Sister, Husband/Wife & Father/Mother. No roles and responsibilities in your life supersede the ones mentioned above.
One more, very important role which needs precedence over professional, actually making it meaningful, and that is Social.
Our responsibility towards society and community is very important. We need to reflect the same through our every conscious action and behavior.
These thoughts kept lingering in my mind as I kept fighting this uninvited entity, lying alone and away in one part of my apartment.
As all 4 of us became Covid negative, we bid Corona goodbye, and she left, but with a wry smile.
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Part 4 will be the final of this series of reflections: Corona Came Calling: THE EPILOGUE. I will love to listen from you how each part resonates with you.
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Links to Part 1: THE PROLOGUE & Part 2: THE DIALOGUE are below.
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