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Appreciating and valuing nature
‘COVID-19’ had an impact on every living being. People were unaware of the impending effects of COVID 19 when it first hit China. As we were busy with our everyday lives making short and long-term plans for vacations, career and education, little did we know that a virus this small would bring the entire world to a standstill. By March, when the realisation dawned, it was initially a big setback as it was the first time we were facing a crisis of this nature and magnitude. Different countries took to their strategies for lockdown, countrywide sanitisation, setting COVID-19 protocols, but nothing stopped the virus from taking its toll on lives. Still, we as a human race are hopeful and stand united in our war against the virus, and this hope is the basis of every being’s existence on this planet.
COVID-19 had halted our vacation plans, and I was missing my family and the greenery back home. I hail from Kerala, also known as ‘Gods Own Country’. All these years, I just appreciated nature but didn’t work towards caring for it. Last year, I decided to give my balcony a makeover. I converted it into a beautiful garden with the help of my daughter. Now, it has a cosy corner for reading,…
