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UNLOCKED - 1.Freedom realised.

The daily commute to my workplace includes tackling a busy railway level crossing. Increasing rail traffic makes it sure that peak hours are made worse by lengthy closures of the level crossing gate. It becomes a nightmare when an unruly motorist jumps the line and creates chaos. In comes the national lockdown with the trains coming to a halt, leaving the level cross open at all times. It was indeed a huge relief and freedom from painful traffic snarls. The very thought of not being stranded at the level crossing gave an immense sense of joy: one of liberation from not being held up.


Being a doctor, I never got restricted at any police checkpoints. I was enjoying the privileges of my profession and the freedom that came associated with it. Slowly through the days, public life came to a standstill, and so did the number of patients. Now here was a doctor free to go to work with no traffic jams but not much purpose to go for; of course, many of my brethren in the medical profession were battling as front line warriors. Apart from that, the big chunk of the medical community was on par with my situation.


It dawned on me that freedom is the sweetest thing next to sleep.  But does it have a meaning or purpose if enjoyed alone? It is essentially an absence of fear that has to be in everyone's minds, not in a few. It is indeed a wonder how a submicroscopic agent makes us realize our constraints and privileges.



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  1. juventus77October 24, 2020 at 7:08 PM

    Way to go Sharky..keep on writing..loved it.

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  2. UnknownOctober 24, 2020 at 7:17 PM

    Realising our freedom is difficult.

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  3. Pavan MangiOctober 24, 2020 at 7:51 PM

    Wonderful food for thought . Keep going . Well done !

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  4. Dr J P SaliniOctober 24, 2020 at 7:53 PM

    Well written Etta... As expected from you 😊

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  5. UnknownOctober 24, 2020 at 8:11 PM

    Nice one. We humana often feel above all. At top in the foodchain, at top of evolution, at top of civilisation process. But actually ended up making life like never before.
    Freedom definitely would be different in perspective of every individual, at different ages, in our own society we can find it differently defined.

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  6. anil4natureOctober 24, 2020 at 9:10 PM

    Nicely Explained 👌🙂

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  7. UnknownOctober 24, 2020 at 9:25 PM

    Exactly...These micro ones reminds us not to take things for granted..I mean the freedom that we were enjoying to the fullest until now...Post covid era will definitely be sweeter...Taught us many things... at least hygiene sense.well done dear friend..Expecting more

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  8. Dr.Sankaranarayanan JOctober 25, 2020 at 6:51 AM

    Thanks dears

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