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           ‘Lockdown’ – A Blessing In Disguise

                                                                              the list just goes on… Nobody
                                                                              could have ever thought of getting
                                                                              to spend so much time with their
                                                                              family, especially with our busy
                                                                              lifestyle. Playing indoor games
                                                                              with siblings was never this
                                                                              common. People have got more
                                                                              aware about health & hygiene
                                                                              and are now much more
                                                                              conscious about their fitness and
                                                                              immunity.    When I will look back
                                                                              at this time, I will certainly miss it.
                                                                              It taught me the importance of
                                                                              having a support system and also
                                                                              how to adjust and adapt to new
                                                                              conditions. I will remember
                                                                              teaching my uncle how to shop
                             Sanskriti Baheti, Class- VI B (D.S)
                      The lockdown has      learn all small household chores  online just with a few clicks and
                      and will be a very    and help our parents in the day-  will never forget that when life
                      special time in our   to-day running of the house.   One  brings us challenges, patience
                      lives, a time like no  thing which lockdown has given   and   the   ‘never   give   up’
                      other. From enjoying  us is ‘time’- time with family, time  attitudecan help us overcome
           the scarlet sunsets to the sing-  for self-care, time to get a hobby,  them.
           song of bird calls as we wake up,  time to study, time to focus and  Jai Chajjer X IGCSE
           lockdown was filled with idyllic
           scenes.    Since the past 30
           years, we have had unfettered      MOM
           growth in humans, cars and         The first living human I ever saw
           pollution, not necessarily in this  as I still remember was you!
           order. The lockdown came out as    The one who'd guide me through hidden roads -
           the golden period for Mother        The paths of life I never knew...
           Earth!  As industries, transport
           networks and businesses have                            ‘Cause till this date I'm ever grateful
           been closed down, it has brought                        And I know I shall always be -
           a sudden drop in the carbon                             For your love, care and scolding
           emissions. Pollution levels have                         That have finely moulded me!
           dropped steeply and seeing clear
           blue skies have become possible                         Even when I'm in the saddest thoughts
           after   the   lockdown.   Most                          You give me a shoulder to cry on.
           importantly, the ozone layer has                         Maybe I never acknowledged it, but,
           started to recover and the melting                      You're the cause of every success I won...
                                                 Srestha Das, Class-II
           of ice caps have been reduced,
                                                    Sec-D (D.S)
           delaying the planet’s land area to  I am sorry for all those arguments
           go below the oceans.    Being      And times I misunderstood you –
           confined to just our little homes   But without you I soon realised,
           have transformed our lifestyle.    That good people were very few...
           The world is utilising the Internet
           in all possible ways: online       We'll be like this and I'll always remember-
           classes, movies, office work,       The Loads of Memories together we sew...
           grocery shopping, entertainment,    I thank God with all my love and gratitude,
           learning new things and what not.   For giving me A Mom Like You!
           It made us clean our house, wash
                                              Rwikthee Chatterjee, VIII E (DB)
           the utensils, cook new dishes,
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