In days to come social pathologies like alcoholism, substance abuse, domestic violence, suicides and homicides, aggravated or precipitated by the loss of lives of dear ones, or loss of livelihoods among the survivors, will be the major challenges we have to cope with. The pandemic responses increased social inequities, aggravating racial and class distinctions worldwide. The rich faced fewer disruptions in their work and education as they could afford to work and learn from home. Blue-collar workers and those in the unorganized sector faced the brunt of the unprecedented restrictive measures.
Such measures are clearly not egalitarian. While preserving the lives and comforts of the rich, they lead to loss of livelihood and deaths in the poor. Life lessons in current times from ancient spiritual texts Spirituality is the solace for the soul and can help in healing a fractured society in…
