It is shocking to see how indifferent the people are to what goes around in their own world
People are getting infected in thousands every day and so many are dying
Young fathers are being lost and grandmas aren't surviving it to knit socks for their adored grandchildren and kiss them when for extra cookies they keep crying
Affecting all of us it is taking a toll on our lives
Yet what matters is we do the classes everyday and submit our papers on time
Turning on the video we are forced to sit through hours of unnecessary lectures only to be bombarded with assignments which genuinely incite no interest
While stressing over the three assignments due next week, my phone beeps up with yet another notification informing me of yet another task assigned for the following week
When will they care that we are humans
Oh but the moment they feel a slight headache or have a dinner party to attend all classes get cancelled
The power play here is so cruel that no sane human can comprehend
My uncle dies but oh that's just an uncle there you go- the routine for your exam next week
As if a death did not just have a whirling impact on me
As I sit holding my dead uncle's 12 year old daughter's hand while she tries ceaselessly with her other to wipe the tears that refuse to leave her cheeks dry, I worry that I cannot stay the night holding her in my embrace because a test is tied to my neck
I do bad and I run the risk of losing everything for the cruelty level here is quite unreachable I must clarify
As I get home and turn on my laptop, dizziness surrounds me and I find my eyes burning with unshed tears
But do they care?
No this is the new normal now so I must get accustomed to it
Accustomed to being indifferent to the pain of my friends getting infected and their bodily pain as they fight through it
Accustomed to seeing my close ones die and not even be there for long enough to comfort them
Accustomed to rush for things that will never stay in my brain for longer than the term assigned maybe even less
Accustomed to learn to prioritise the wrong things in life so we can at least have food on our plates and a roof on our head
So hail the world that has turned humans into cruel demons
Under the facade of kindness we are groomed to cry for none but our own woes
We learn to care for none but our corporate roles
