The Pandemic and the Rip Van Winkle Saga

The Rip Van Winkle Saga

Rip Van winkle was a farmer. One day in the forest he saw some mysterious men playing the game of nine pins

The mysterious men called him & asked him to join the game. RVW joined the game & enjoyed the drink offered to him

Slowly he felt drowsy and fell asleep

RVW woke up and remembered those mysterious men. There was none to be found

He found his beard has grown very long. His musket has rusted. His dog was gone. His clothes has worn out. He found himself to have aged a lot

He walked down to his town. He did not recognize anybody. Nobody recognized him too. The whole town has changed

Luckily his daughter identified him & brought him home. RVW was missing for 20 years

He came to know that all his friends have died. His wife too had died. He felt very sad

RVW was at the crossroads of life. Whether to give up by cursing the past or rise up & reinvent himself again

Humanity is also at the Rip Van Winkle Crossroad

Within & post pandemic we must reinvent, rewire & reshape our goals, lifestyles, philosophy, relationships, jobs etc

We need to rise up again. We can't lament into the past by blaming the mysterious men & the drink. We cannot be drowsy, dull & sad

We must provide leadership of hope

We have to cross the crossroads

What do you say ?