This year was anything like other years in my living memory. Having born in 80s I have stood witness to many natural calamities such as Tsunami in 2004. But his pandemic beats them all. In 2009 swine flu made us bit scared but the consequences of that was not to this magnitude. Pandemic was a word learned in history books for me but we are living it now.
Every person on this world has been affected in one way or the other. Millions lost their lives, their jobs. Many Healthline workers I know have lost their lives. Economies crushed.100s of my ex-colleagues at Emirates Airline lost their job. Travelling has become a distant dream now. We don’t know what can change when.
Also, in this year I lost a close one. It was a long-time illness culminating in death.
On another note, personally this year was ok for me. I am blessed to live in a part of the world where Corona Virus hasn’t been affected in a very bad way. I have a job which allows me to work from home all thru this. Saved some money through not travelling and not eating out on a whim and not doing impulsive buying. I had to home school my son for about 2 weeks which was not mandatory again, I could still send him to school if I wished during those 2 weeks. I got to celebrate Christmas with family and close ones.
But for many around the world the life in 2020 was not like me. And I feel for them and pray and hope that 2021 will bring good vibes to all of us.
Here it is to a New Year filled with prosperity and joy, Happy New Year everyone. Let’s hope for better times in New year
