WHAT ABOUT THE ‘OTHERS’?

WHILE perusing through my conscious thoughts this week, I was met with a sort of ‘taboo’ realisation. This has been weighing on me for quite some time now, however, I just had no clue as to which angle to approach this from.

The basis of this article is to focus mainly on the unfortunate victims of COVID-19, particularly those whose death was linked to them being COVID-19 positive. This isn’t a theatrical analysis of COVID-19 deaths, nor is it a statistical report; this is simply an observation.

The pandemic has truly been a game changer in our lives, not only has it altered our daily routines but it has also managed to aggressively invade the political sphere. This is simply because governments around the world have been put to the test on not only their reliability, but also their accountability when it comes to people’s lives. Moreover, governments have also been highly accountable in terms of the economy, wherein lies the problem. This is because the pressure to choose on whether to save the economy or people’s lives has been met with major backlash, as most countries have opted to save the former, thus increasing the amount of criticism from individuals who are pro-life rather than pro-money.

Referring

By the ‘others’, as stated in today’s headline, I am referring to those who are most likely to succumb to the virus and those who, unfortunately, already have. There is a popular notion among the many nations that are battling this scourge that perhaps life has to go on regardless of the possibility of some people dying, simply because they have underlying conditions.

Not only is this notion dangerous but it defeats the entire purpose of humanity. We have unfortunately reached a stage where we are deliberately involved in modern day human sacrifice. Our ability to discern right from wrong has been completely overhauled by our love for money. The majority of State consultations surrounding this virus evidently gravitate towards ‘what solution can we come up with that can enable us to either retain or not lose any money’, rather than how do we make sure no one dies. Don’t get me wrong, death is inevitable, however, death can also be enabled. By not considering those at high risk in our day to day prevention or combat strategies, we indirectly enable their deaths.

Thinking

We need to steer clear of the thinking that ‘well, unfortunately, people will die, we can’t run away from that’, because that on its own creates an unsafe environment that demonstrates the lack of humanity we now possess.

In our continued worldwide opening of the economies, it is paramount that we also include the devising of strategies to help those with underlying conditions.
This is because this category of people is now living in complete fear with absolutely no one in their corner. This is due to being almost sidelined by the various governments across the world.

This goes to show that this isn’t an isolated challenge but it is seemingly occurring in almost every State which has been infiltrated by the coronavirus. The questions we need to start asking are; are we doing enough for those considered at high-risk? What about their wellbeing? And are we opening up everything at their expense? For comments, email: khulileb.thwala@gmail.com

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