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Today a white dove flew across a dimming sun. As it gently descends below the horizon I gazed down below from my Apartment. And I see people up and about their businesses. Only a few months earlier, The space below my apartment was empty, no voices, no cheers. An ultra-thin piece of non-living matter Shut the world down, without weapons- No guns, no bombs not even arrows Yet the world stood still. A reality that was neither phony nor funny! And suddenly, gone were the days when we could sit across each other at work. Or share a cold beer at the pub, or travel at will. Our lives became regimented, we sit in front of computers all day. And connect across continents at the click of a button. We suddenly learnt to adapt to a new world order- Virtual, eerie yet calm but somewhat discomforting Masterminded and dictated to us by an ultra-thin piece of non-living matter! It is now over 365 days since the virus tried to shut us down. Many lives have been loss, families mourning. National economies have suffered with damming consequences for the citizenry. Yet the world remained resilient, like the great rock of Gibraltar. We may have buckled but we stood tall, united and strong. From the United Kingdom to Nigeria Across the Americas, down to the Zulu Kingdom of Southern Africa We stayed strong and stable. And fought for our freedom! And I can see that freedom is close. Even though the ultra-thin piece of non-living matter continues to- Raise its ugly head across different regions on our planet. But resilient we are, and we will continue to be! So, today, as I gazed down below from my Apartment. And I saw people up and about their businesses. I knew for sure- we would all smile together again. From a place of love, peace, contentment and most of all victory Against an invisible enemy that threatened our entire existence Hopefully, we would have learned the lessons and be battle ready for future invasions!!!
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