By Ayman Abualkhair
(Francais)
We are experiencing very special times, given the fact that the COVID-19 outbreak has reached 177 countries and regions and its spreading all over the world at an unpredictable pace.
This crisis has revealed our weakness as human beings, the imbalances that exist in many areas of our life, and the need to make serious reviews of our way to live. It shows more particularly the invalidity of the principle “every man for himself” should not lead to the well-being for anyone.
This crisis shows the unity of mankind's destiny and human brotherhood in an unprecedented way. The risk facing an individual or a community can affect everyone regardless of places, ethnicities or national and religious affiliations.
Coronavirus has completely changed our way of life, it is no longer as before: shopping queues, no more gatherings at school, there are no more children who play at the playgrounds, no more meetings at work, no more mass celebrations, no more physical contact with friends or even with relatives ... Coronavirus has banned all kinds of humans gatherings!. Everyone must fear for his own person, we are living hard times. But this pandemic disease also offers the opportunity for everyone to think deeply about his/her life, what he/she did and what he/she should do today and tomorrow. Above all, we must ask ourselves, why we are not prepared for such pandemic virus, when we have accumulated unprecedented scientific knowledge in many fields?!. Bill Gates said in 2015, during a TEDX conference, that the real danger to humans is not an atomic bomb but rather a virus! It is without doubt that we have to invest more resources into health protection and the well-being of human being.
The catastrophic consequences of Coronavirus on the world economy require immediate actions from decision-makers around the world, to protect the local economies, mainly SMEs, from collapsing.
I hope this worldwide crisis will be a catalyzer to a collective work in order to achieve a better future for everybody.
Stay safe, stay home!
