ONE thing that Corona virus pandemic brought in its wake was the realisation that nature abhors inequality.

The pandemic brought home the truism that all men (and women no doubt!) are equally susceptible in so far as nature is concerned. No being can, as a consequence, claim to be ‘more equal than others’. With all and sundry besotted with what they consider to be democracy, the time may be at hand to take a closer look at what the Man in the Street is in for. But let us start at the beginning. The first principle that our favoured democracy evokes is that all men (and women, no doubt!) are equal yet the system that is held up for a-probation is this so? Give it a good thought!

Browsing through some old books the other day, one came across the gem: Animal Farm by George Orwell. It was written a long time ago. Personally, it had been a while since one had occasion to go through this slim volume. One was anxious, therefore, to find out whether this outstanding work of satire had in the meantime lost its relevance. So one scanned through it with, what one thought, was a more discerning eye. One’s appetite having been whetted, one went through it one more time – this time at a more leisurely pace. One’s effort did not go unrewarded.

It is a magnificent piece of fiction, one that will never lose its relevance.........

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