Who Are You Missing?
Coronavirus Side-Effects

This question came as a bolt-on my door. I tell you why? Starting from 2013 until 2018, my parents traveled thrice to New Zealand where my brother lives with his wife and two sons. My parents are not travelers but they have traveled to various places more than what I realized after I interacted with my friends and their parents.
I am very fortunate that this year they didn’t travel abroad. My dad is 68 years old and my mother has turned 60 in Jan 2020. I don’t think so this would have been a great time for them to be with my brother’s family as living in India means getting your hands on many things be it groceries, medical treatment, and interactions with neighbors.
They equally thank their stars too to be with me here. Having said that, I cannot imagine the pain of people who are living apart from their loved ones at this phase of life. I am a very strong person but that doesn’t mean I don’t have emotions. I can go on living alone as I am habitual to it but I am sure many get on their knees with merely a thought of it.
No, I am not wishing any kind of “Be Strong” messages for them. We all have our journey. God knows when to break us and fix us again. We cannot do that because we are not God.
To all those souls who are dying with this thought of being alone and staying alone, trust me you are courageous enough to run your life on its track. You are brave to bear all this shit happening in and around us, yet you choose to take one day at a time. If nobody has told you this, I am telling you here “You are a Rockstar”. Sooner or later we all would come to terms with life again but what we are learning out of this experience will always remain priceless.
To tell you the truth, had my parents not been here, I would have missed them not their physical presence but would have been bothered about their health. They are physically fit and do a lot of work here too. But Corona is teaching me the worth of my parents more. I am very attached to my mother and consider her as my best friend. I enjoy my conversations with her. There is nothing in life for which she doesn’t have a solution and she is always like riding high along with the rhythm of life.
I wish I could have helped all the people in this world but that’s not possible for me. All I can let you know is that I have been praying for all and when you pray for all, you get blessings from all. This too shall pass.
I am staying strong because I know God is watching me From Above I am going to pray From the Earth Letting God Know I exist My Purpose Is yet to be accomplished But for this life I thank you From the heart
In response to Sherry McGuinn
In response to Kevin Buddaeus
Gurpreet Dhariwal is the author of “My Soul Rants: Poems of a Born Spectator.” Her eBook is now available at Google PlayStore, Amazon, and Kindle. Connect with Gurpreet on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or Youtube






