The Cruel Kind

The wish for the eventual death of 2020 has eventually befallen a few days ago after it breathed to its fullest lifespan of 365 days. Going by social media phraseology, it divulges as an evident clue that many waited for the wanton bereavement of 2020. 

 

Exhibiting the typical human characteristics, we seem to have forgotten that, in reality, it is only the costume of the date that changed. Nothing more.  

 

But just that the year 2020 arrived at the wrong occasion – at the time when humans were busy molesting humanity – it has to be cremated with an immense indictment, infinite flames of blames, and strings of loathe.

 

Homo sapiens are in fact, such a classical species of primates that can only trumpet and conceit of having a faculty to think. That endowment of our intelligence which helped to outlive the dramatic climate change of some 300,000 years ago at times, remains accidental. And a fortiori questionable.

 

Because, when our Earth succumbs to the perpetual faults and annihilation which we have deliberately built, we seem to disregard ourselves as the architect. We are never remorseful and apologetic of our own deleterious engagements.

 

In lieu of saluting 2020 for radiating numerous crucial life-changing or sometimes life-threatening lessons, we began writing the first page of 2021 with so much of a curse and antipathy for the previous year. On its death anniversary, many chanted the songs of repugnance. On its tombstone, many wrote the lyrics of their prayers that a year like 2020 should never call on this Earth anytime again. 

 

In retrospect, the seed pod of 2020 exploded with capsules of vital life lessons. That, human has infinite greed over the finite resources of the planet was sown to the entire world. That, diseases have a visual impairment – not cataloguing rich vs poor, strong vs weak, old vs young, or black vs white was witnessed. That, lockdown for faultless animals and creatures must be insufferable and suffocating has been experienced. That, collapsing humane values of sympathy and empathy were restored. Most importantly, that the world must work together, care for each other and comfort one another has been felt as a prime necessity.

 

In summary, that, 2020 showed kindness in a cruel way will be remembered – for both good and bad reasons. 

 

“Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think” – Robert Downey Jr