We truly are living in the best of times and worst of times. The world as we knew, shook in a matter of days, and while some of us have managed to overcome the gloom with activities and interests that otherwise work and travel kept us away from, a few others have not been as privileged.

Albert Camus wrote, “There have been as many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared”. We face a lockdown of global proportions, scarcity of resources, families away from each other for an indefinite period, and yet, we fight this, hand in hand.

An aspect of humanity which the ‘Caringly Yours’ app of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has captured beautifully in essence is its Social Trackback and Self-Assessment tests to remain conscious of our state of health, thereby curbing spread of the disease. While on the frontline we have healthcare workers, citizen volunteers, delivery personnel, pharmacists working on a war footing to ensure we eventually get over this state of crisis, we also have a responsibility of our own.

You don’t have to always go out of your way to help. There are simpler ways, such as buy only what you need and not hoard, stay indoors to flatten the curve, reach out to people to understand what they need, join digital citizen volunteer groups, appeal to peer groups to fact-check each news article they share, bust myths constantly, keep yourself updated by following credible sources. Be vigilant, but remain compassionate.

The #CareWillOvercome video by Bajaj Allianz is a shining testimony to the spirit of humanity at this crucial moment.

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In this tumultuous time, as our humanity is being reexamined we owe it to ourselves. We all are in this together and we shall overcome this, together.

This is a partnered post.