UNTOLD MISERIES AND UNFOLDING MYSTERIES OF LIFE
Outcome of an Outrageous Pandemic Covid-19
Keywords:
Covid-19, Education, Family, Mental Health, Migration, InternetAbstract
The article discusses the impact and challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic under three successive points: 1) untold miseries of human life; 2) unfolding the mysteries of human life; and 3) mindfulness of the mastery of human life. The case of internal migrant workers of India is considered a sample of the whole issue. Along with the untold miseries, the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown unfolds great mysteries of human life, offering a right vision on community life on earth. We may have to live with Covid-19 for months or years to come. The mantra is: do not deny or panic. Jesus, our Master and Saviour, says, “Do not be afraid!” (Lk 12:7; 32) and “Go and do likewise” (Lk 10:37).
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2020-12-01
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Kochappilly, P. . (2020). UNTOLD MISERIES AND UNFOLDING MYSTERIES OF LIFE: Outcome of an Outrageous Pandemic Covid-19. Asian Horizons, 14(4), 1005–1023. Retrieved from https://dvkjournals.in/index.php/ah/article/view/3632
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