Ghost town

Where are you?

Where have you gone?

When will you be back?

My city is known for its crowds and my society is known for not giving anyone any privacy. The streets now lie bare, without even a handful of people on it. My town has now become a ghost town. There isn't any movement, there seems to be no life on it anymore. But life still seems to be happening behind closed doors...the city is still pulsing and with it our hope continues to beat in our bodies. 

Like my dear city, other towns and cities around the world have locked down and grown silent out of the recent threat that has come into the limelight. The earth is empty in our common places. Is there life on earth? Every place where life was once obvious, is now hiding away in the curtains...

Death, don't find me

I want to live

Would the extraterrestrials chose to spy on our planet now? They would be mistaken if they concluded our earth is without intelligent life due to the current exteriors.

The world around embraces the areas once so rudely claimed by humankind, the trees and greenery fiercely take back the lands...and the animals & birds follow. It's their home too, you know, this earth. We could all share this place. 

The world outside calls us, in all its sounds and visible beauty...but I can't go. 

It's strange how the fruits forbidden always seem so much more tempting than the fruits given. 

Choose the right fruit. Choose to glance at the world outside, wait and hope. 

Until that time, this world shall remain a ghost town.

We will reunite, however, I believe in the warriors of our world and in the power of patience. 

Will the world be taken over by the threat? Will it bloom and bustle with its beautiful chaos ever again?

Institutionalizing institutions (a poem)

They like to forbid

To make my feelings feel invalid

Why don't you branch out, diversify

See the world as a butterfly

The lies you like to memorize

While relevant concerns, you neutralize

The light has given up it's fight in them

He was condemned, now they condemn

Who are you, dear sir, dear lady

To call my rationale "crazy"

Every time they see a spark

They ignore it, unless in a patriarch

I know the world is scary

It's good to be discretionary when necessary

But if fear is all you feel

You need to really heal

What to do at home (a list of suggestions)

It’s a mutual disappointment of how many of the plans and events we looked forward to this month, was postpone due to the current (very honestly real) global medical crisis of the “covid19” virus. Most of us are stuck at home with the biggest question…“How do I spend my time at home without boring myself to death?” It’s no surprise that many of us are finding it very difficult to stay at home because of the lack of things to do.

Meanwhile, me and many of the other people in the world who lie somewhere closer to the introversion side of the extroversion spectrum knows that we’ll manage very well in these times. 

Of course, I didn’t plan on doing only these things this summer, I generally have a mixture of outings and home-activities. But now, in this crisis, it’s best I do stay at home and give you’ll sweet people a list from which you too could do some things, if you’ll want to:

1.             Call up a friend to see how they’re doing.

2.             Watch all the movies, Youtube videos and shows from your watch list.

3.             Re-listen to all the songs on your playlists. Here's my "Calm down" playlist.

4.             Learn from the official YouTube channel “CrashCourse” by Hank and John Green.

5.             Do a course via Coursera.

6.             Organise and Clean up your phone memory.

7.             Browse through magazines for cut-outs for your scrap book.

8.             Scrap book.

9.             Doodle/draw/colour.

10.      Update your CV/Resume.

11.      Practise a musical Instrument.

12.      Create artwork based on each month of the year.

13.      Meditate.

14.      Organise all your storage spaces at home.

15.      Read all the books you find interesting online/offline.

16.      Make a list of your favorite dishes and try cooking them.

17.      Have an indoor spa-day for yourself, by yourself.

18.      Read business journals and research on investments.

19.      Start writing a book.

20.      Exercise! Yes, you can exercise at home. You can use the skipping rope, do squats, push-ups, etc.

21.      Take your supplements. (I take Cod-liver oil capsules)

22.      Create/Do your own skin-care routine. The sun can’t hurt your skin at this time, so take advantage of the opportunity and heal & nourish your skin. You’ll be glowing and radiant after the duration of the quarantine is over!

23.      Record music covers and experiment with music software like Audacity.

24.      Journal your days.

25.      Re-decorate your table/bed/room.

26.      Give moral support to all the medical healthcare professionals in your locality and city. Reach out to them to tell them they’re doing a brave good job. You could even tweet about them. Their work is the needed defence and attack for the survival of humanity.

27.      Ask around your neighbourhood and help out elderly in your area for supplies.

28.      See if you can do an online internship/work from home.

29.      Learn some awesome dance moves from tutorial videos online.

30.      Play video games offline/online on PC and/or on mobile. I currently play Bitlife and Disc Pool. I’m open to your recommendations too.

31.      Sharpen your Maths skills.

32.      Brush up on the local language.

33.      Research about courses after graduation/career options.

34.      Remind yourself and keep the faith that we will get through this.

      That’s all, for now. I hope this list was useful to those who usually spend all their recreational time outside.

This list can be used for other times too not just during this crisis.

I know it’s very frustrating and you wish this all could end. So hope for a cure and suitable immunizations. But until then, focus on the things you can do, instead of dwelling on things you can’t do.

I was very annoyed when my last two exams were postponed for precautionary reasons. I was really looking forward to it ending. My condolences go to all those who had weddings and other such celebrations this month. My sympathies also go to local businesses that will suffer due to this shut-down.

Stay safe and don’t put your life and others in danger by acting impulsively and irrationally.

I will blog more often these days to keep you company. Take care, my dear friends.

This article has taken inspiration from 3 of my personal journals. This also is the most interlinked post I've ever written with links from official sites, Youtube and the Google play store.