Going down the wrong path

Concluding Thoughts

Many of us are lucky to have experienced democracy, freedom of thought and expression, and personal liberties. However, these valuable treasures were gifted to us by the wise efforts of people who came before us. Many of them fought long battles, and some gave their lives to give us these freedoms. We, in turn, have an obligation to preserve these valuable treasures, and to pass them on to future generations.

It is naive to think that greed and lust for power do not exist in this world. Our democratic practices and liberties can only be maintained by our vigilant participation in societal matters.

To be vigilant is to question, is to be skeptic— at least in matters that influence a large number of people, and has the potential to influence future generations.

Given the globalized nature of our world, our governments cannot do much unless the people actively support our governments to sustain democracy and the well-being of peoples. Without our thoughts and voices, no government can stand against external and internal pressures that constantly bombard them from all sides.

It is my hope that we critically examine what is going on in our world in the name of a Pandemic. Many people have no choice but to abide by existing measures. This includes small children, who are asked by their parents as well as their teachers to wear masks even in the hottest of weather, even in the freshest airs of the outdoors.

For the children, for our senior citizens, the least we can do is to start asking questions. At the least, those of us who can, have a moral responsibility to ask questions.

For those of us who are unable to question in public, even asking questions inside our heads in private would do!