The world was unprepared when news of the alarming spread of a relatively new virus-the Corona virus- trickled into every country via social media, electronic devices and the news channels.

After the dreadful SARS, this was pronounced as the next biggest threat to mankind ! There is very little we can do as laymen, but educate ourselves and take the necessary precautions to safeguard ourselves against being exposed to this deadly contagion.

Some folks though, have a weird way of dealing with something as ominous as a pandemic . They tend to find humor in it! As serious as it was in the beginning, my WhatsApp messages received from various sources were turning comically nasty. There were jokes and caricatures which turned this very life-snatching disease into a reason to laugh !! What if your family member/friend fell victim to this dreadful viral disease ? Would you still find reason to laugh?

No doubt a little humor injected into a serious issue does help lift the heavy clouds of gloom and despair, but seriously the place and time for it has to be tastefully appropriate. No offence, just my take.

This is the perfect time for retrospection and prayer – for retribution and gratitude-for humbleness and thanksgiving- for change from within- for protecting loved ones- for re-evaluating ones life- for making changes in your life- for forgiveness and most of all , loving one another . Love is the ultimate answer- that if we love one another, everything else would be alright.

So folks, acknowledge the seriousness of this menacing outbreak . There’s always something you can laugh about, when the situation rightfully demands it.

Peace and Love.