Too late to Touch ?!!

We are in the times of a pandemic, it's true, it may seem funny and to some inappropriate but what annoys me the most is that the effects of it are such that we are prevented from even "touching ourselves". It's frustrating.

However, the above mentioned preventive measure is only for the physical, and given the occupational hazard of an introspective blogger, I can't help but delve deep in making analogies between the tangible and intangible, the sense and the spirit and with my introspective understanding I've come to a conclusion that we've long adopted this preventive measure as a lifestyle, haven't we?

Just think about it, we are so consumed by the toxicities of the external world that we haven't established an inner connection or as in this context i'd say "touch ourselves". We haven't really known ourselves, we never empathized ourselves, we never accepted our demons and suppressed things inside us which may seem unacceptable to the norms of the society fearing prejudice and harboring hypocrisy. And now, this pandemic just restricts us from touching ourselves in the physical sense, no matter how much we yearn to, no matter how much we have to. It seems unfair, but somewhere it's a reminder of sorts, a wake-up call to remind us that instead of falling for the traps of the toxic, establish a connect with yourself, it's the most effective vaccine against the toxicities that come from the external.

As far as touching others is concerned, pandemics and epidemics are known to have spread by touching others, but it hasn't really stopped people has it? can the same be said about touching others in the perspective of establishing a connection with others? I guess with not that much conviction. Why such apprehension because there is a fear of the individual being at the other end being toxic or being infected by some toxicity which may affect us. It's a plausible assumption and it's a smart call to prioritize safety, but isn't it an invitation to isolation and paranoia? how does one feel safe enough to live fearlessly?

As far as this pandemic is concerned, one has to be patient and optimistic with the belief that "this too shall pass", however it does raise an important question, is it too late to touch ourselves and others? We have been told to maintain social distance from people around us, but ask yourselves, haven't we doing this for a very long time? we communicate, but we don't connect hence we don't "touch". In the above two cases the world, or in this case the social world seems to lack a vaccine that is simple yet the most effective, the vaccine called "EMPATHY". Hence the existing conventional touches are all cold lacking the warmth of this empathy. 

Maybe it's time we begin touching ourselves to feel our existence and maybe realize the purpose of the same. Maybe it's time that  we with faith and hope begin touching others. To prevent the pandemic we aren't touching our face, nor are we getting into any sort of physical contact with others and are maintaining social distance, but if we maintain our empathy in this period of paranoid pandemic and help each other around, we will manage to "touch" a lot of people.

To conclude, once this pandemic ends, and it will, maybe we should resolve to touch, be it ourselves, be it others, so that the ever existing pandemics that intend to infect and rot our spirit and sanity, can be fought and won over. If we can win over these pandemics, the existing one won't last long. 

Stay safe...