Gratitude complements Humility
Derek was shell shocked and looked irritated.'Gosh! this connectivity sucks' he muttered. He was repeatedly calling the customer service of the service provider but due to COVID lockdown they too had a limited service. Long hold on the phone call and piling unanswered emails on his mailbox made him worried. Derek was working from home and the set up he made at home looked perfectly like the one he had in office-reclining chair, a laptop, connecting cables, cellphone at his right on table, a box of cigarettes and five thin lines on his forehead. A video message flashed on his cellphone. He played the video which had depiction of mass migration of labors from their respective cities to their home towns. Distressed faces, panic stricken eyes and swollen legs- they had a tale of trauma and agony amid their arduous journey back home. There were no transportation- buses, trains all have been halted due to the spreading virus. On the video they can be seen narrating stories of t...