Life Finds a Way

By Aaditya Shukla 

This lockdown experience has been a roller coaster ride for me. Honestly, I had rejoiced when the school shut down, but soon this reverie was replaced with gloominess. With nothing to kill time with I was just lazing around the house. My mother couldn't tolerate this kind of behaviour and I think I overdid it too. The next thing I knew my mother emptied a mug of water on my face at 5 am, waking me up and tugging me to go outside and get some exercise. And there I was jogging along my colony's road at dawn! But I have to say that that really changed my mood – the fresh morning air with the scenic beauty of the rising Sun was just what I needed. Gradually, I took to gardening as well, and I have to say that the garden really bloomed under my care. 

Be it the Lillies

Or the Periwinkles

Or the Roses

While gardening has been a great experience, I also traced my memory back to the days when I used to paint. Recalling the painting skills I had learned was tough but eventually I got it. It was just then that our own class blog started and I looked upon it as a great platform to present my talents. Gradually, I revived my hand at drawing. All empty canvases have been filled now!
 

The idea of online classes had settled in my mind slowly but eventually I got used to it. I also got the permission from my parents to read their novels, and boy, the things they read are awesome! My father has the book series of Jurassic park by Michael Crichton and many more. The new philosophies I got exposed to really forced me to think about all the things around me and my own actions in a new light.
 

Anyway, the pandemic has not stopped the world. It is still running even in these severe times. It seems that what Dr. Ian Malcolm said in the film Jurassic Park has come true, “Life finds a way”.........
 

What I enjoyed the most during the lockdown- painting and sketching!

This experience has really moulded me into shape. Patience has been of the essence but I am sure that things would get back on track though a little differently than the usual but we all know that change is the only rule of nature. And hope does tell that joy would return!!!