BY SYED TAQVA SHAH
For me Covid 19 started on 27th of December, 2020. When I heard the news of ‘Positive’ cases hit the stands. A roar disturbed my family and I found myself caged with tag ‘quarantine’. As time passed in isolation, other things followed. I felt totally cut off from the rest of the world. But a hope of being tested again to get it ‘Negative’ encouraged me to wait happily. During my stay in isolation, I was forced to obey the harsh rules and | felt like an untouchable. I avoided touching anything and things before me lost meaning and values. The kitchen setting, the tradition and the culture of eating together seemed a fairy tale. All utensils were replaced by disposal items. The quarantine life was like living in a graveyard wherein, you are left all alone at the mercy of the Lord. Though, my family was there to support, but it was just like another responsibility, non-obligatory, devoid of ‘inclusiveness’ and rightly so because everyone values his/her life. Although, my friends were in touch with me, but virtual unnecessarily turned to be the only option to live and believe that one is living.
Syed Taqva Shah can be reached at syedtaqva97@gmail.com
