An article of 150-200 words highlighting the brighter side of lockdown
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It is high time people across the globe realised that unity is strength. Despite the achievements in many fields, be it science, technology, medicine or engineering, the truth remains that differences among the nations widen in the heat of competition. This lockdown has made us understand that countries across the world have to work together forgetting the differences and setting aside prejudice so as to achieve peace and live together as one human race. The hard fact is regardless of our gender, religion or ethnicity, we all belong to the same race and that is the race of humanity and what affects and weakens one human being, affects and weakens all of us. The need to complement each other is well understood in these trying circumstances and it is good to see countries extending a helping hand.
Thus, the lockdown has offered us an opportunity to learn and unlearn certain things and thus get reintroduced to ourselves with a different perspective. This period has offered us space for growth, resilience and reformation in our mind and thoughts. At the end of the day, we will emerge as a new persona rebuilding our identity and adopting new practices and habits. The break has enabled us to build resilience to cope and turn moments of anxiety and despair into one of hope and perseverance. The thought of being together has blossomed in our minds and it is up to us to adapt to positive and lateral thinking. It is apt to quote here the Roman philosopher Seneca who said, “We are waves from
the same sea, leaves from the same tree, and flowers of the same garden”, and that must always be in our mind now and for ever.