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Choice that matters

  Pandemic has done more harm than tangible losses of life, livelihood, and economy. While most of us already lacked empathy (and it is okay), this pandemic has taken away sympathy from almost everyone. Each day government published data of number of cases, number of deaths etc. and most of us carry on with our life exactly the same way as if these are just numbers. Only if we knew that these numbers represent humans and since those humans did not live in isolation, we would have understood the true impact of this pandemic. Now one may argue that I am being harsh. I must not call someone "sans sympathy". But I have my own reasons and I believe it has a lot to do with the privileges we enjoy. Hear me out. "Thank god it is not me or the people I love."  This is the modus operandi that is making the situation worse with each passing day. Until one of the close ones get affected or suffers , we choose to have a goldfish's memory span. We want our life to stay norma...