Preparing for future in Pandemic
Si vis pacem, para bellum This quote from the book “ Epitoma Rei Militari” by a Roman General Vegetius means “ If you want peace prepare for war ”. These are golden for us to have a peaceful future and win the war against COVID19. Before the fall of Roman Empire, Vegetius noticed that the quality of its army had begun to deteriorate. He noticed that due to long period of peace, army was idle and had stopped wearing protective armour. This made the army-men vulnerable to enemy weapons and lowered their morale to face the enemy in a battle. Just like Romans, are we also heading towards a down-fall? Are we preparing ourselves for the upcoming future challenges? It’s time, we start finding answers to these pinching questions. The war with COVID is going to last much longer than it was expected. The studies say that by March 2021 India will have more than 2.5lakh cases per day. If it is believed to be true, we may not see, a return to normal life soon. This will directly impa