CORONOVIRUS has affected our lives on at a very large-scale. The entire mankind has been suffering from it badly, but still there are a few aspects that can be highlighted as a positive change owing to this deadly virus.

When people were enjoying the fruits of technological progress and no one had time for each other, this pandemic has now forced all of us to stay away from the outside world and to keep ourselves safe at homes.

This is providing us enough time to look after our parents and to spend quality time with our families. Another aspect is the change occurring in our environment; previously, we human beings with our technology were becoming a threat to the nature. Now with the suspension of flight operations across the world and less vehicular traffic on roads, one can easily feel freshness in the air.

If we notice closely, we cannot deny the shift of people towards religious obligations and virtuous deeds just because of this havoc.

We all hope hard times will pass too, but with it, let us not forget that these good habits that we are inculcating in ourselves in these challenging times should remain intact with us after our rise from this rough patch.

Syed Touseef Sabir
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2020