By: C.P. Singh, Editor-ICN Group
PART: 17
Counted persons only
Days are gone when it was big big crowd on such occasions indicating celebrations.Now only limited number of people are allowed in any such function.Even video calling amongst relatives is also in the offing for wishing in the functions.People will be less , expenses will go down and it may also take less time . Once it takes it’s shape in the society , it will be a practice of the era itself.May prove to be good for everyone. Some calamities change many social practices and norms which are prevailing since centuries . If this practice of restrictions on number of participants continues in future too , it will be a big change .
Calamities destroy physical structures , life of many , monitory aspects and social practices ,
It depends on the quantum and capacity of the tragedy to decide the period of it’s effect .
Short lived , medium or perennial can be the after effects of these disasters, harming attics,
Changes which are good for the world , should be absorbed with us , indicating deject eject .
World is running on the prevailing practices , which persist with us since our ancestors ,
None could dare to alter them , saying it pertains to our generations , who followed this .
When nature comes hard , damaging and inducing the society to change so many factors ,
Then we all realize such pressures and start changing our practices , as the calamities wish .
Changes in Various Show Offs ,
Decorations , wedding flowers and other so called necessities have left the scene and paved the ways for the simple modes as their replacements . There are so many rituals in the marriages according to so many parameters of the parties concerned . Every ritual attracts some or more gathering and function there in . Everything has been reduced in quantum ,size , people and expenses . Every function includes sanitization , social distancing and masks . One or two persons from nearby hospitals are also included in the list so that if anything happens , they might help soon .
So many specialized industries are working there in our society to cater such gala level needs,
They are ever busy in producing all that is required for various parties , place and season wise.
It gives them returns to suffuse for entire year, so they are ever busy collecting bloom & weeds ,
Calamities destroy all this and force us to live in much simpler ways , leaving all with no surprise .
The companies who deal with such items which make any festivity look cuter, are ever around,
They require parties and carnivals need them earnestly in seasons , well known , to all of us .
Once any natural calamity erupts, normalcy departs and some other rules come to our ground,
Such changes may be for the time being or they can even last long in our routines, making fuss.
Make Up with PPE Kit and Everything sanitized including Crockery etc.
One should not feel astonished when seen such workers doing their respective jobs using PPE Kits . They use such disposable shoes , globes kit etc which are not reused .Even wedding dresses are designed according to the prevailing situation . Some botherations are there for the doers and so also for the attending persons and the grooms etc. All seems to be modified, simplified and even complicated . Every parameter needs to be taken care and attended in full.
Changing in accordance with the situation and working as the jog demands, are not rules new,
Whatever be the calamity or type of problem around, one who survives has to work at his best.
Disasters can do anything upside down, leave all ransacked ,even then the sun rises and falls dew,
Earth moves , World goes ,problems resolve ,hunger peeps and life creeps, nature when takes rest ?
How much complicated did become life , still we live, because it is preferred over death,
Cover this, wear his, wash thus, eat this , stay away and housed, are instructions a few .
Who is here to promise better life by taking all precautions without pure water and breath?
Complicated might become life by using masks ,keeping distance , leaving people , places new.
When every space , every person and everything has been affected then how can they keep kitchen and it’s related persons untouched ? Entire space along with every utensil to be used is sanitized . Every worker has to use masks . Venue of function is sanitized previously then the workers enter after proper thermal screening and in PPE kit . This seems to be a botheration , a safety measure and necessity . Will these cumbersome precautions become parts of our life in routine ?
One has to adapt and change in accordance with the situation and what the life demands ,
Survival is the foremost thing, everything else afterwards, for which we all have to strive.
We are forced to do many extras during and after bad days, when our core self commands,
When threat looms over our life, every task is easy, every restriction easy in this pious drive,
Precautions While Going Out from Residence
Lock – Down is a peculiar restriction over live human race, imposed for the first time in span of most of the persons . We have read this situation in books but have never seen or practiced . Now we all are subjected to it , that too for a very long period. As this is to protect life , we all are following it fully. Timely Lock Down proved to be very effective in our Country where loss of life is less as compared to other countries of the world. We mourn the deaths of so many but we thank Lock Down to protect us.
For the first time in the life of most of us, such restrictions are there , that too so cogently,
Though very tough but almost all are following them in real sense , making history in itself.
Rules in the name of precautions hang over our heads and we take them as it is, very gently,
It seems to be part of our beings to be with these as we take food and wear cloths in self elf.
Avoid going to or passing through crowded areas
This virus is not in the air but it can be on any surface . We have to avoid everything from touching.Even we should restrain us from touching our own eyes, nose , face etc. We are supposed to remain away from anyone on the Earth. It simply instructs that there should not be any crowd and if there is any gathering , we must not go there.
Crowd in any form , whatever be the reason , is not acceptable to our society , say they all,
Gatherings can flout the very theme of social distancing , which might cause any harm to us.
No one can afford the tragedy called infection, just due to one unnecessary mistake of us all,
We must avoid any one’s meeting , for whatever reason, without any argument , why to fuss ?
Avoid Shaking Hands , prefer Namastey ( Indian Style of Welcoming people)
People in the other parts of the world are in practice shaking hands while meeting and greeting others . In our country also this practice has been borrowed from else. Now everyone has to keep distance then the practice of distant Namastey is being copied by others from us. Our traditional welcome style is saying Namastey from a distance.
Various traditional ways prevail in countries regarding cordial welcome of others , we see,
They are in such a way that the personal distancing gets discarded, by either sides , there.
Such situations hold emotions and almost all forget the rules and reach then becoming we,
That is why our way of welcome “Namastey” is being adopted by many countries anywhere.
Not to share food , water and office stationery with any other
Restrictions run here and there on the Globe . We the human race are the targets of prevailing tragedy . In this situation we are supposed not to come nearer to anybody. Sharing food may not be so harmful but we must remain away from others. When they say not to drink water from anyone else’s bottle , it simply prevents infection , if any. We should not take anything from anyone.
“ Sharing is a good habit “ we are being taught since birth and we are practicing it as well,
But in the present scenario , when we have to remain away, it seems to have lost it’ fate ?
What to say about eating together ? we have to remain away from each other , as they tell,
Yes, we are obeying , fleeing apart and following the norms of time, eating far away on date.
Avoid touching eyes , nose mouth in general and paper , notes etc with moist fingers. Do not spit .
Many of us are habitual of touching one’s own eyes, nose etc, without any cause. This must be stopped. The basic theme behind this is that any infection , if touches our fingers ,it should not reach our nose or nearer to it . Spitting here and there is a bad habit , it must not be . Any type of oral infection reaches the surface of spitting and can touch anyone else in times to come. We must not take or share anything from anyone to prevent any possibility of infection.
“ Avoid touching eyes, nose ,mouth and do no spit “ is the old teaching of our forefathers,
We gave lesser thoughts to these teaching? Or we were not forced to follow these in routine?
Now as bindings they are on us, and everyone is in habit to own them , even telling to others,
Bindings and strictness make us feel that options are not there for every topic, as have been ?
Use tissue paper while sneezing etc.
Our body has so many functions to do in general course of time . Sneezing is one of them . Any type of irritation in our throat causes it . If any infection persists in mouth , it can very well reach elsewhere after sneezing . If one uses tissue paper on mouth while sneezing , the droplets of saliva will not spread here and there . This can prevent any infection .
It is a physical or biological process, in which some undesired particles are forced out of nose,
Generally we are not in a position to stop or detain this act, but to go for it , be it any situation.
But these droplets may cause infection else where , if due to any reason , infected are those,
alert should remain all , in every state, neither infect others nor get infected, to be the caution .
In office
Offices , be they of any type or standard , have some or more persons to work there . There remains every possibility of visitors to come for any work . All this creates more persons there. In such case everyone should be careful about all precautions about prevailing crisis of infection . Everyone should be cautious about every aspect and protective steps . Office and it’s all equipments should be arranged in such a way that no one touches anyone and remain away from all . Use of masks , sanitizer and washing of hands should be practiced regularly .
Any place , where there is a possibility of more persons , is a venue of caution and concern,
One must follow all the norms of personal distancing, use of masks and usual wash of hands.
An infection for which there is no cure, we must ever try to stay away from it’s deadly churn ,
“ Precaution is the only cure “ in such cruel situation , let us signify it, even if all understand .
Prefer e – meetings
Meetings are main topics of routine in any office. Every meeting gathers more and more persons under one roof. This can facilitate infections to become and spread . For the purpose our electronic modes have developed devices to conduct e – meetings. In such electronic meetings , there is no man to man meeting that is there is no gathering . Media takes care and every responsible person talks and puts one’s ideas over video conference . They see each other , they put their agenda . They submit their figures of report and conversation goes on as any other meeting. Everything is done as usual without any personal meeting . This protects everyone from eminent infection.
“Necessity is the cause of any invention” and calamity originates so many such needs,
We come under immense pressure whenever we are subjected to any cruel concern.
We start searching the alternates of the necessities, so that life runs with main deeds,
And come out with risk free way outs, that let us do our jobs, without sustaining burns.
Meetings are one of the main tasks of any office, without which performance seems unwell,
If situation warrants it , it seems necessity and everyone starts searching for it’s alternative.
Then comes a concept like e – meeting , which paves the way to conduct it safely , as tell,
Most of the offices have adopted it by now, conducting regular meetings, so affirmative.
No gatherings , keep distance
Touching one’s own eyes nose etc , coming closure to others or shaking hands may cause infection. This must be avoided . For the purpose it is inherent that we must remain away from others . There must not be any meeting in person . Seeing the situation , arrangements have been done by the persons concerned that there must not be any crowd or gathering . Seating arrangements should be in such a way that every one remains away from each other . In no case should anyone touch any other .
Whatever we are doing, wherever we are , any situation there be, but we must follow norms,
Because , infection never allows any grace , in whatever pitiable condition we may be there .
“ Precaution is the only cure “ each one must follow it , before cruel calamity hits and harms,
We lived in those days , with all liberty , now days are tainted , we must respect them and care.
Take own food carried from home in lunch . Do not share
We are extremely humane, we are super class in friends, we are always with so many who belong to us . This makes us human beings and we live with so many others very closely. In the process we do so many things which are liked in the society and by the people of all types. In the process many things happen which violate the precautionary rules. We must avoid sharing of food amongst persons anywhere . For the purpose everyone should bring own lunch box with him or her .
We were ever taught to live together and share everything , we practiced them ever in full,
Now they tell , “remain away , do not share and do not touch “we are supposed to follow .
Time and situation tell the rules which we are to obey , because they create day -night – cull ,
Instructions come from the situations, which none can amend, laugh or lament , but to follow.
Avoid frequent movements in office
Every one generally has a seat to sit in the office and work from there . This arrangement should also keep the concept of social distancing in mind . One should leave seat only when there is a valid and compelling reason . There must not be any situation in any office that many persons are moving here and there without any reason . We have to remain away from others and in no case should touch anyone. This will discourage spreading of infection .
Some persons are of a nature that they frequently leave their seat and move around ,
Without any reason they go here and there in the office or even out side , as a habit.
This may cause their disparity with personal distancing, which is currently main ground,
Please do not move here and there, remain protected work at a place, where you sit.
……….To Be Continued ……..
