Hope in the time of Corona

As a Pakistani living in Beijing for almost five years, a city that has grown to be my second home, I haven’t for a minute felt like an outsider- in the good times, and the bad. Most of us, including myself had planned to visit home, which for me is Lahore. But as time would tell, every person would have to play their role to fight this threat- a threat that knew no race, religion, creed, or belief system. We had to fight together. In the coming days we began staying at home, some areas in complete lockdown, in the hope that we don’t spread the virus to others, and the health-workers and doctors in the frontline know we are doing everything in our capacity to support them. Wearing a mask at all times, reaching out to friends and colleagues, cheering each other up and finding new ways to spend time in the great indoors became our new way to spend time. We comforted each other through it all.