Preeta Chag

What did I seek before COVID 19?

It was the begining of March, and I thought I had my life laid out.

My daughters would have a vacation……….. we were all desperately trying to match our dates for a well deserved vacation.

I wanted to host a much-awaited party.

I wanted to go and visit my aunts, cousins.

I wanted to finish the refurbishment of my kitchen.

I wanted my team at work to give me their six month plan so that we could be solidly organised.

Well, I though I had it all mapped in my mind.

Cut to Today, July 2020

What do I seek?

I seek for every day to end with no news of my loved ones being infected.

I seek that I could even plan for the next 5 days ahead.

I seek that I could simply go out and meet my friends.

I seek that I could go to sleep and get up without the fear hovering like a cloud over me.

I seek that I could know what is going to happen next month.

My list of ‘seeks’ is never ending.

And you know what?

I know my ‘ seek’ will find a way.

Because strangely, human optimism remains unmatched and triumphs over all odds and despairs.

Hope and Light rise with the sun each day. Overwhelming the dark…..shining newer paths.

Telling, whispering…..’this too shall pass’.