Time for Ta'awun
👳Ta'awun is a Malay term whose meaning has had various interpretations but nevertheless, there is a commonality across all those versions, i.e. Ta'awun refers to the helpfulness of helping to involve more than two individuals [or more]. It's COOPERATION no less. As the global pandemic has worsened when 2021 kicked in, Ta'awun needs to be embraced by us all, cutting across cultures and economic strata regardless whether you are a Christian or Muslim. There is no tomorrow for us to collaborate, close ranks.That most elusive Covid vaccine, it should not further widen the great divide between the first world and the third world, the G7 countries versus the rag-and-tag countries. Instead, it becomes imperative that the national leaders from the leading global economies should not tighten the nozzle on these pharma players [e.g. Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna] so that the vaccines become tools of the political interplay and agenda each of the political leaders have crafted [more to look good to their constituents]We may not be economists but surely this x & y axis translates clearly, enough to hit us rock bottom. As the pandemic continues to worsen unabated, all economies [and unfortunately, not even the G7 countries can be spared] have been on a downward spiral for a year now. Until when ? Only God knows. Not even Dr Sanjay Gupta, CNN's CMC can give the slightest hint. And even as the pharma players are all racing against time, even their breakthroughs to date are spotty at best. And to put
a damper, even before their respective vaccine's efficacy vaults up high, here comes the various Covid variants [in the U.K., in Hong Kong, in India and even in Southeast Asia [as we speak now]].And this brings me back to Ta'awun , that collaborative helpfulness across countries, cultures. Unfortunately, this Covid pandemic is akin to a 'TRAP' game, not as what the doctor ordered though. And as we chalk it up to experience, let's not lose sight that mediocrity is the elephant in the
room. As things seem ot getting too far out of hand, it's time we gotta shake it up just before the pandemic trigger gets pulled. As we now swing for the fences, we might be left forlorn and alone in the podium, abandoned. BUT, here's the big BUT. Don't go for broke yet. Just don't handcuff yourself. You gotta get out of your cocoon, ensure to have that long rope to cling and at any point now that we are breaching the survival mode, this is where our treasure trove for the rainy days really matters. This state of stupor just can't go on forever. We gotta take matters in our own hands. This is a Win-now proposition. We gotta prevail over this pandemic before we get buried by the catastrophic tidal waves now engulfing us all. Time to embrace ta'awun, that collaborative helpfulness across all countries and cultures regardless if a particular country has no budget to offer Pfizer and the big pharma players. Virtual meetings via MS Teams and Zoom can't just go on forever.😓
