- I was talking with few of my friends who happen to stay at their workplace which is far away from places (well any place within city itself is too far considering lockdown but worry had higher intensity with city, state and country boundary based distance) where their parents are staying during lockdown. I am sure worries will be at both the end at the moment but for a change child's also started worrying about parents which was only parent's past time earlier. Probably, extra time at hand at each end to think how possibly things can go wrong brought those worrying feelings at forefront.
- I have tagged myself during lockdown with an old couple who happen to stay in apartment block so as to ensure that they get their daily grocery needs sorted without them being stepping out of apartment premise. While I wasn't really going out specifically for any of their asks but instead clubbing their request along-with items which I had to buy anyways. But interestingly, during each visit to handover something, I get to hear that how much trouble I am taking for them and how thankful they are for this gesture. It's good feeling nonetheless to assist someone but repeated thank you note is certainly embarrassing.
- This lockdown gave opportunity to listen to constant chatter from kid and also closely observe their behaviour. Noticed kid mimicking my own action and behaviour at each point and also helped to understand why they do what they do. This creates an additional burden (yes, burden) to do the right thing or guide them to do right thing keeping aside your own insecurities and lack of confidence to do that task. Probably, a leader role where leader themselves aren't really capable to do the thing on own at first instance (or they never achieve) but then convert their fears into confidence to get many more those who are following him/her achieve the tasks for greater good. Life is really interesting
- For some reason there is an increased emphasis on learning during lockdown. Why not all the time and what stops people during regular time? Or this is just the IN thing, that one thing to show-off?
On side note - 78 episode (35 minutes each) of Ramayan got over but Corona didn't and looks like stop loss set with 96 episode (60 minutes each) of Mahabharat too will go for toss. Corona waiting for Shaktiman (450 episode of 30 minutes each) to get over will probably be catastrophe far beyond negative crude futures price or Franklin templeton 6 debt funds going dry. Later actually reminded me about Third curve lecture shared by Mansoor khan during PGSEM inauguration.
To end - encountering daily with below statements and not necessarily in office conference calls -
- Are you guys able to see my screen?
- Is my screen visible?
- hellooooo! am I audible?
- Can everyone go on mute please?
- Those who are not talking kindly go on mute?
On last 2 points - people are most likely doing this just for fun part of it. Else, how come they keep their line unmute even after explicit muting by the host. It is comedy to see how host struggles in each call to get people muted explicitly and work through comments thrown on corrective measures by some of the participants in chat window. ;-)
P.S. - Another incoherent and random post. This post was supposed to go live on Lockdown day#25 but for some reason or other I couldn't put the content after starting with it. Not that it makes any difference to reader but for me to remind that I keep pushing few things forward. Ideally those items should be closed then and there.