Corona Curse Returns

 

It has been a long time since I wrote anything here.  It may seem to many that maybe the novelty of having and managing a blog has worn off (we humans have this remarkable tendency to get fed up easily) but the reasons have been more than one and certainly not the one listed above.  

The first and foremost reason was that as the cases of corona curse started to slide downwards, work at school started picking up pace (Dec last year) and this was a welcome change.  The earlier dread of last minute work bombs seemed to be something I was longing for (because that at least reminded us all that things are inching towards normalcy). Having students in the class once again (of course, recognising them under the colourful layers - which changed everyday, has been a challenge ) was very soothing, along with the fact that reading their expressions, which were heavily guarded with masks posed a new test. 

Spring brought about with it new hope, clearer sunshine and the belief that all is going to be ok with the new vaccines that were already on everyone's lips.  So with a spring in my steps, I too started looking up to little joys of weekends with washing, cleaning and other womanly stuff  and this blog took a backseat.  

Then came the month of March - feverish activity of conducting offline exams for reluctant students and again the dread of getting infected.  All were trying to play it safe while carrying out our tasks. But then again the curse of corona started raising its hood with new mutant strains and multiple variants (do you think this corona has latched itself to the idea that we Indians are never satisfied of a single colour or version of anything and always vie for variety - and so is working tirelessly to make versions of itself !!!).    

Once again the corona curse started to deepen its roots and affected figures began to rise everywhere - Board exams for X were cancelled and this gave rise to a new topic of debate - Life itself had become an exam , an everyday exam and what is the relevance of a mere board exam in the larger picture of a difficult life.  What still evades me is the fact how could those who participated in gatherings for purposes larger than Board exams could escape this deadly virus unscathed while we are going all out to safeguard our future by shutting ourselves inside once again and are still getting caught (I would say it is an intelligent virus - it knows whom to spare and whom to attack).  

Still firm on the belief that the virus is not anywhere near us, some of us went to our jobs everyday (with due precautions) - to admit the future of our nation in our classrooms - working towards a hope that soon this nightmare would be over and we would cherish our classrooms, teaching, notebook checking, identifying excuses etc with a new bunch of naughty little flowers.

But it seems the virus doesn't distinguish between who's who - except for the bigwigs with larger than life missions- and so the virus now has landed right under my nose...or should I say - in my nose, well only tests will confirm that (a few of my colleagues have already shaken hands with it and I am shaking inside out with a fever - I just hope it is a simple viral 😅😅! ).

Well, I have appeared for many tests in my lifetime with a lot of positivity but I think this is the first time in my life that I am feeling nervous about being positive!!  

So all of you out there pray for me and for everybody else who is struggling with this unflinching and till now invincible virus.