During times when people were deeply divided on almost every issue, and every debate was being stretched to silly extremes and dangerous arguments, resulting in rampant polarization, not just in this country, but almost as a worldwide trend, I have often wondered, if only everyone in the world could take a pause, and relook at life, in a fundamental way.

Little did I know or imagine, even as recently as a couple of months back, that it would take an invisible microscopic virus, to stop the world in its tracks, and cause an existential rethink.

Today, as the world fights the global pandemic COVID-19, everyone is compelled to slow down, and take the time to reexamine their perspectives and priorities in life. It has given the time for people to reassess and reset their goals, and the opportunity to realize that there is so much more that unites us, than divides us, as human beings.

I hope this unprecedented crisis ends soon, and reboots the world in such a way as to usher in a brand new era of deeper realization, maturity, thought synergy, empathy and understanding, unparalleled cooperation, and everlasting peace and harmony, for the whole world. I hope that posterity sees COVID-19 as “The Global Crisis that United the World.”