{"id":644,"date":"2020-03-24T18:18:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T18:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zanavu.com\/blog\/?p=644"},"modified":"2020-03-24T18:18:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T18:18:37","slug":"the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zanavu.com\/notes\/2020\/03\/24\/the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We were normal; <br>We sought things, novel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had weekdays and weekends.<br>We made things during weekdays;<br>We enjoyed things during the weekends.<br>Such was the working life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Too much novelty may not be the best;<br>for who would have thought about the rest?<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were normal;<br>We sought things, novel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly from Wuhan,<br>\u00a0sprang a virus, was indeed novel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Invisible though, it was at first insurmountable.<br>Invisible though, it wreaked havoc aplenty.<br>Invisible though, it had no marketing budget;<br>Invisible though, it caught worldwide attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such is the wonder, if we can say so.<br>We find ourselves in this new normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United we need to take a stand;<br>Though, we need to be in self-isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With hopes for a better future<br>wherein, this novel virus is tamed,<br>wherein, this new normal goes away<br>wherein, we are back to another new normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With hopes for a better future<br>whence, the kids are back at school,<br>whence, we are back at our workplaces,<br>whence, we are free to roam the world,<br>whence, we are with more physical social connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, we are awake in the world afresh,<br>With gratitude and dreams.<br><br>-murali (3\/20\/20)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We were normal; We sought things, novel! 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