Have you ever seen a demon?

Author: Suyash Jalan, Class VI F

Have you ever seen a demon? I have. No, not seen it but I have heard about it. That demon is not 30 feet tall or fire breathing. The demon about whom I have heard is microscopic but it is really powerful. Nobody has seen it without a microscope but it is the most common one in the newspapers these days. It is very terrible and fatal, it has brought grave silence in busy streets!  Instead of armed forces, doctors and scientists are fighting it. 

It is COVID – 19. Even if it is lethal, we should not be scared of it. Many doctors and scientists had to stay away from their houses and loving families to help and save others. Policemen and women provided groceries during the lockdown. We should be thankful to them with all our heart and hope the best in the fight against COVID – 19. Even now doctors and scientists of the entire world are doing back-breaking work to defeat it and have made many working vaccines for its cure. 

Do you all remember games of carrom and ludo that you enjoyed with your family members during the lockdown? I got time to spend time with my family. It was the time when I had cheerful games with my family, it was the time when I read dozens of books, it was a time then I learned many things, it was the time when I watched the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata on television. Even if lockdown was a boring time, I learnt many things like the importance of family, freedom and books. I even learnt many new words like curfew, lockdown, quarantine and containment zone and I think so have you. 

So while this demon disrupted our normal lives, we faced it bravely and even made the best of it. Let’s fight this demon and not be afraid of it.