WHISPERS OF INSPIRATION

We witness an avalanche of information from different quarters pontificating on what this COVID-19 is all about.  We see daily updates and counter-information or frightening accounts from elsewhere that further confuses and increases our anxieties.  It is our wish as human beings that emergencies and crisis situations shouldn't happen in our lives. However, these circumstances happen anyway.  It is worth noting that we are blessed with the capacity to go manage these situations. Indeed, one of the key ingredients is authentic information. During emergencies, sound communication is a critical currency needed to manage the situation.  During emergencies, we don't dillydally with the situation at hand.  Authentic communication is required to prepare the minds of the people, to allay their fears and give them some sense of assurance, as well as provide them with up to date feeds on what to do.  It is unfortunate that the posturing and demeanour of t...

We usually react when we feel threatened. We often become disorganised and unsettled during these storms.  In fact, it is during crisis time that our capacity to survive is tested.  However, reflecting on our collective activities over these decades, I think we have failed ourselves. We have failed the other species of our planets. And we cannot continue living disconnected from the consciousness of our interconnectedness. We cannot continue being selfish and cruel to ourselves and our environment and expect to be safe. We cannot continue abusing our relationship with our common home and expect to be spared the ramifications of not being eliminated. We cannot continue being unfair stewards and expect God to congratulate us for our bad deeds. Maybe it's late to redeem ourselves from this mess we are in.  Maybe the damage we have inflicted on ourselves and on mother earth in the name of development is irredeemable.  To reform and transform from our odds way...