Page 6 - Musings 2021

K R Meera
Indian author and journalist
Winner of Sahitya Akademi Award (2015)

Message

The pandemic has taught us some important lessons.

That the nature considers us humans as one species, not as different persons. The fact that
nature has selected a microscopic virus with a single strand of RNA to take on the highly
evolved species of the Homo Sapiens says it all.

That the nature is for equality and balance and that the key to survival is not fame or power,
but the readiness to adapt to the new norm.

That the physical boundaries the humans set are meaningless, that the nature is one big unit
with no boundaries, that any form of nationalism is absurd and that any form of
discrimination will ultimately lead to the destruction of all.

And the most important of all- that humans will survive any pandemic as long as they can
communicate with each other, the secret of their survival lies in arts which is all about
humanity.

Hence the opening lines of Musings sound futuristic : “Let the child in us filled with
innocence, curiosity, and a limit with no boundaries, decide”.

Let there be no boundaries to thoughts, expression, speech and love lest we perish.

Hearty Congrats to the students and faculty of the Department of Humanities and Social
Sciences, BITS Pilani for bringing out this wonderful edition of Musings.

K R Meera

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