The world is at war with an invisible enemy, an enemy that Russia,
USA, France, UK and China (5 superpowers) cannot just bomb away and to quote DU30
(Philippine president), “kung pwede sana barilin, e di sana tapos na.” (if only
it can be shot, it would have been long gone).
The wonder of wonders however is that this unseen enemy
seems to be pro poor targeting with impunity mostly the titans of power of planet earth
sparing the less fortunate of nations. It remains to be seen however if yes, 3rd
world countries will suffer less.
USA, the most powerful nation on the planet seems to be the
enemy’s number one target – no other nation come close to being second. With 250K+ infected and 35k+ dead, UK is far second although Brazil is catching up and may replace UK in the next few days.
The economic devastation this enemy has wrought upon the
high and the mighty boggles the mind. Schools and universities are closed. Trains,
cars and all forms of public transport stopped running while Jetliners ceased
to fly. Luxury ships and shipping lines stopped to sail. Malls are locked and
the industry that keeps these super malls pleasantly on the go halted throwing
people out of work. In USA alone, 35 million people were out of work forcing
the government to reopen business. Eventually, every country on the planet will
have to follow USA’s lead – people need to work regardless of the enemy’s threat
to our health. Our mental and financial well being are more important than the threat of getting hit
by the bug that has little chance of killing us anyway specially if one is
healthy. The fittest will survive while the weakest can go. It's the nature of life.
Looking back years from now, we will be asking ourselves if
lock-downs and community quarantines were the smartest of moves. Does the perceived benefit outweigh the affront to our mental and financial well being. In the following weeks, crime rate will rise. More beggars will ply the streets of the city. Although the future is grim to ponder, the build3 program of the government could offer a glimmer of hope. It can employ the legions of unemployed as a consequence of COVID - 19.
It is hard to tell how long the enemy will linger in our world or will it forever stay. Eventually, we will have no choice but to accept the alien enemy in our midst like we adopted to the flu viruses in the air that we breath.
It is hard to tell how long the enemy will linger in our world or will it forever stay. Eventually, we will have no choice but to accept the alien enemy in our midst like we adopted to the flu viruses in the air that we breath.
