Year 2020 was a blessing in disguise. Write an essay putting forth your argument –
for or against the topic.
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Answer:
We had barely got done greeting each other with a happy new year, when COVID-19 engulfed the world. Cyclone Amphan left a huge pile of devastation in its tracks. The desert locusts swarming the northern part of India left acres of crops destroyed. And now, we are wishing that the asteroids do not hit us. It is but natural to say that the year is a cursed one, and half the year is not yet over.
The side effects also do not look good at all. The downward slide of the economy is a problem faced globally due to the pandemic coupled with the loss of jobs in India and other parts of the world. The increasing tension is bringing out the worst among people too; The National Center for Biotechnology Information (National Institutes of Health) reports a significant increase in domestic violence around the globe. Animal abuse is also on the rise everywhere. Mental health is a cause of concern too.
Is 2020 a blessing in disguise for Nature?
Wait, do not be too sure about this. The beautiful stories about dolphins bringing corals to the shore, animals walking freely on deserted roads which were otherwise busy, and cleaner air over Delhi, Los Angeles and Seoul might make us feel that Mother Nature had her revenge, but the situation is very different in reality.
According to a report on World Economic Forum, with loss of jobs more people from cities are returning to their rural homes causing stress to the natural resources. Illegal mining, land-grabbing, deforestation, and even wildlife poaching are on the rise globally now since policing is difficult with the attention being on COVID-19.
Since majority of the world’s biodiversity is found in the low-income nations, the adverse impact of the pandemic on the economy is highly likely to be devastating for the natural world.
2020 is a lesson
I think the year made for an invaluable lesson.
A UN report points out that reduced traffic on the seas has helped the oceans recover from overfishing and climate change effects. We learned that working remotely is possible without affecting productivity. According to a survey by Gartner, 74% CFOs plan to permanently shift to work from home.
The year forced us to understand the difference between need and luxury. In a state of lockdown, the world spent more time with family. Being stuck at home, people thought of ways to keep their sanity intact and thus creativity boomed – old hobbies turned into new passions. Old guitars were dusted and tuned, and paintings started years ago were finally completed.
This is a lesson the world will remember and spread to the future generations through stories. It should act as a learning for the unborn too.
Answer:
Yes to some extent we can say that it was a blessing indeed. Because of the pandemic and the lockdown people for some time to spend with their family and to learn new things and also to study hard.
But it was also not a blessing on the other hand because it was the virus and the pandemic which is responsible for the death of several people. Many people lost their family members and because of this the study of many students has also been disturbed while at the same time their health also detriorates because of obesity.
It was to some extent in our hand to make the Year 2020 a Blessing.