Customs traditions, rituals on hold Our normal life is so steeped in following customs traditions and rituals,one feels helpless at loss at missing them .Voluntarily doing away is a tough choice, deviating from society's control. Those who dare to defy have the guts to stand the disapproval and being ridiculed. Covid pandemic has turned our rituals ,customs ,and traditions on its head . It is fear and anxiety due to which abandoning of this parcel of our life is the unquestioned new normal and does not raise any eyebrows The must do religious rituals obligations, sacraments, and those connected with weddings, funerals, feasts, baptisms first holy communion and other services are on hold .Today these rituals ,customs are limited , reserved to mere family participations and private . Engaments .Such quiet affairs would lead to tongues wagging in normal times. There is no guilt complex either to adhere to societal norms. The formal visits to friends on happy or sorrowful occasions are strict no for concerns of either. THE GRAND CELEBRATIONS of birthday parties, anniversaries weddings have to adhere to social distancing. Visits to restaurants, bars, travel by any public means picnics dances are a safety concerns Students at all levels are on a long holiday as schools ,colleges. Institutions have closed shop due to risks involved to most vulnerable . Goods and establishments are at a loss due to lack of customers movements and resistance due to economic factors . Industries are under a lockdown and hence employment has dipped . The Govt too is feeling the heat to maintain essential services, disbursement due to sharp decline in revenues
Ii is noticed that there is tremendous increase in all commodities, services whether of daily use or essentials .But none is complaining about the burden of soaring prices not that any is ready and willing to hear the grievances .To say each one is for himself, selfish to the core is the order of the day. There was a streak of silver lining when people went out of their way to help the migrants and weaker sections and nake a difference to their woes and sufferings People are faced with the most unexpected ever in their living memory and are shocked and surprised, how the life is unfolding at present times of pandemic Humans with all their might and progress are s uddenly on the back foot unable to cope to meet the emergencies . As we are slowly adjusting to realities the hope of vaccine is the greatest expectations of our survival . In the past vaccine has taken 15 to 25 years but today it is being fast tracked within two years and there are many alternatives in the pipe line To throw away traditions customs, rituals to the wind is to make life dull and meaningless, but there was time when such behaviours were absolutely must strictly observed with minutest details with mortal fear and guilt of adverse consequences .We know now that we had conditions ourselves to these man made beliefs and there is nothing sacrosanct about them .We feel perfectly normal about giving a go bye and have no calms about non observations, It should seriously dawn on us that such rituals etc which are not germane to our living should be discarded for the good and welfare of society . No more we Customs traditions rituals on hold Our normal life is so steeped in customs traditions and rituals,one feels helpless at loss at missing them Voluntarily doing away is a tough choice deviating from society's Those who dare to defy have the guts to stand the disapproval and being ridiculed Covid pandemic has turned our rituals customs and traditions on its head It is fear and anxiety due to which abandoning of this parcel of our life is the unquestioned new normal and does not raise any eyebrows The must do religious rituals obligations, sacraments, and those connected with weddings, funerals, feasts, baptisms first holy communion and other services are on hold Today these rituals ,customs are limited , reserved to mere family participations and private Such quiet affairs would lead to tongues wagging There is no guilt complex either to adhere to societal norms The formal visits to friends on happy or sorrowful occasions are strict no for concerns of either. THE GRAND CELEBRATIONS of birthday parties, anniversaries weddings have to adhere to social distancing Visits to restaurants, bars, travel by any public means picnics dances are a safety concerns Students at all levels are on a long holiday as schools ,colleges. Institutions have closed shop due to risks involved to most vulnerable Goods and establishments are at a loss due to lack of customers movements and resistance due to economic factors Industries are under a lockdown and hence employment has dipped V The Govt too is feeling the heat to maintain essential services, disbursement due to sharp decline in revenues Ii is noticed that there is tremendous increase in all commodities, services whether of daily use or essentials .But none is complaining about the burden of soaring prices not that any is ready and willing to hear the grievances To say each one is for himself, selfish to the core There was a streak of silver lining when people went out of their way to help the migrants and weaker sections and nake a difference to their woes and sufferings People are faced with the most unexpected ever in their living memory and are shocked and surprised how the life is unfolding at present times of pandemic Humans with all their might and progress are s uddenly on the back foot unable to cope to meet the emergencies a As we are slowly adjusting to realities the hope of vaccine is the greatest expectations of our survival In the past vaccine has taken 15 to 25 years but today it is being fast tracked within two years and there are many alternatives in the pipe line To throw away traditions customs rituals to the wind is to make life dull and meaningless, but there was time when such behaviours were absolutely must strictly observed with minutest details with mortal fear and guilt of adverse consequences We know now that we had conditions ourselves to these man made beliefs and there is nothing sacrosanct about them We feel perfectly normal about giving a fo bye and no calms about non observations, It should seriously dawn on us that such rituals etc which are not germane to our living should be discarded for the good and welfare of society No more we should be victims be victims held hostage by rituals et al.Discard those are ornamental peripheral and retain only those that enhance quality of life and have sone bearing without belief in fear. .guilt and apprehensions of evil consequences which are irrational creations of our own perceptions dominating our actions. We are here after bound to be relieved of compulsions that is why organizations want us to adhere to them over the internet to hold their grip on followers for their very survival Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
