Life After CoVid-19

I TOUCHED DEATH AND I’M VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. WHAT I’M NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO IS APPRECIATING NATURE. YOU REALIZE MATERIAL THINGS DON’T MATTER. WHEN I GET OUTSIDE I WANT TO BREATHE THE AIR, LOOK AT BIRDS AND ENJOY THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WORLD.

A CORONAVIRUS SURVIVOR’S STORY: ‘I TOUCHED DEATH’, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE BBC

Maybe life is more than numbers and code. Maybe living is less about routines and achievements and more about feelings like empathy and compassion. This pandemic poses three of the greatest challenges of our lives: Can we be human as we chase economic recovery? Can we retool our financial machines to grow closer to society, realizing their pain is more important than our gains? And, finally, can we lead with our hearts while coming out stronger out of this tragedy?

The COVID-19 pandemic will bring western countries closer to the East in terms of way of life. Masks, social distancing, contactless transactions along with big changes in travel, a massive scale back in the hospitality industry, and higher preference for online shopping are some of the expected changes. But how far exactly will Covid-19 move the West towards the East?

CAN WE RETOOL OUR FINANCIAL MACHINES TO GROW CLOSER TO SOCIETY, REALIZING THEIR PAIN IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR GAINS?