AM I SCARED OF CORONA VIRUS?
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” Fred Devito “S ir, are you scared of Corona Virus?” asked my student, Vikram* while talking to me over the phone. After being in a lockdown for over two months, and knowing clearly that it’s been extended for a month more – seeing clearly, 24/7, what is happening all across the world - here is my boy, asking me casually, “Sir, are you scared of Corona Virus?” “Yes” or “No”? “What about you?” I threw the question back at Vikram. “No Sir,” my student replied without even waiting to catch his next breath. “Where are you now, beta?” I asked even though I knew where he was. “At home, Sir.” “At home, where?” “In my bedroom.” “Is the AC on?” “Yes Sir.” “Where is brother?” “In his room, Sir.” “Mom and dad?” “Mom is in the hall room, dad in his room.” “All the ACs are on? The fridge is well-stocked?” By now, my boy knew, that I was being sarcastic. He jus...