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Once, Lord Indra got really upset with the farmers in a particular state and announced - “There will be no rain for 12 years & you won’t be able to produce crops.”

Farmers begged Lord Indra for rains, but he said- “Rain will be possible only if Lord Shiva plays his Damru.” However, he secretly requested Lord Shiva not to agree to these farmers & when Farmers reached Lord Shiva he repeated the same thing that he would not play Damru for the next 12 years.

Disappointed Farmers decided to wait for 12 years.

But there was one farmer, Raghu, who was regularly digging, treating & putting manure in the soil & sowing the seeds even with no crop emerging. He did it for 3 years.

All other farmers kept making fund of Raghu and asked him - “Why are you wasting your time and energy when you know that rains will not come before 12 years?”

Raghu replied “I know that crop won’t come out but I’m doing it as a matter of “practice”. After 12 years I do not want to forget the process of growing crops and working in the field or be unfit to do that. So I must keep doing it so that I’m fit to produce the crop the moment there is rain after 12 years.”

Hearing his argument Goddess Parvati (wife of Lord Shiva) praised his hard work and vision before Lord Shiva & said “Hope you do not forget playing the Damru after 12 years!”

This perplexed Lord Shiva and in his anxiety to check whether he could, he just tried to play the Damru…. anndddd hearing the sound of Damru, the heavens gave way and down poured the rains. The only farmer who was regularly working in the field got his crop ready while others were left cursing their fate.

This is a small story that I read somewhere, with a very strong life tip, extremely relevant to the current scenario. The world is in a lockdown, god knows for how long and how bad will the outcome be, even for the economies.

We can do two things -

1. Sit idle, enjoy, relax and wait for it to end OR
2. Continue practicing what we do best or utilize the time to learn something new

I personally have chosen to do the later. I utilize my time by analyzing my personal finances and investments, practice new skills (through webinars, reading articles or watching informative videos) and even try to share my knowledge to others through articles or webinars. The reason is simple:

• It is the practice which keeps on making you perfect.
• We even become diseased or old just because we don’t practice.
• Practice is the essence of quality survival.

We do not how long will the lockdown last or what will be economic scenario after it ends or how bad the unemployment scene would be, but it ought be tough for sure. And we need to be prepared for it in advance.

So, let lockdown lift after 2 weeks, 2 months or 2 years. Whatever trade or profession you are in, keep learning and upgrading your knowledge, practicing with available resources and sharpening your skills because that’s what we can do now, with a “Hope” for tomorrow.

Do not wait for the rain (i.e. the lockdown to be lifted) to start something. Rather focus on what skills you have today, up-skill yourself and be ready to meet the challenges !!