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What Doesn't Kill You Will Only Make You Stronger PDF
What Doesn't Kill You Will Only Make You Stronger PDF
“How long, how long…O God…..please…how long will I have to wait to see
things getting back to normal.”, I yelled. “This QUARANTINE is so
depressing, this is so distressing. People are locked down in their homes,
borders are getting sealed, the economy is falling, millions are getting
unemployed, people all round the globe are dying, there are not enough
people left to cremate the dead, health systems are collapsing and the
worst part is that it seems that worse is yet to come. No one knows how
long will this trial of God last. I am sure this is the beginning of the end or
in fact this is the end.”
“Hey kid !! Calm down…calm down. You are overreacting. I know this is
tough but this is nothing. I have been through this and more. ”
“It was AD 1348, an unknown disease(it also came from the HOLY land of
China) had hit me(the human race) hard. Humans were dying, whosoever
who came in contact with the infected died. The mortality rate was around
60%(much worse than now) and it spread by air, it spread by touch and it
spread by everything. With no science and no health facilities, I was staring
at my death. People who prayed died, atheists died, christians died, jews
died. The Black Death(as it was so called) was devastating. Almost half of
the world population died during this time. The ordeal lasted for 4 long
years and I survived, not only did I survive, I flourished. I flourished so
much so as to include you in me. These pandemics are painful and
disheartening but remember these are just temporary. The maximum they
do is that they change the course of history.”
“The renaissance which you so fondly read about in the history books was
an indirect result of the black death. Even the word quarantine which you
have been using, originated during the Black Death.”
The story consoled me. After taking a deep breathe, I asked “ So how long
will it last?”
So, kid I can’t tell you on how long this pandemic will last. What I can tell
you is that many more people will lose jobs and many more people will lose
their lives. Let me also tell you that you will outlast this and with you so will
I. Remember one thing about human race :
“ What doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger”