Dear Virus, Thanks for Pressing the Restart Button- An Open Letter from Unpolluted Sky 

Dear Virus,

I'm here since the very first moment of creation. The creation of Universe. I expand myself through different layers of atmosphere and lovingly protect this beautiful green earth from harmful UV rays. I welcome the blazing sun, the crescent moon and thousands of dazzling stars to stage their show on my vast expansion. Needless to mention, they never fail to leave me in awe. More than often it becomes impossible for me to resist myself from participating in their play. When the Sun quietly opens his eyes every morning, I paint myself with soft golden hues and gently open my door to let him in.

In evening when he yawns and silently bids goodbye to this earth, I make his departure a little more beautiful and a bit less painful by changing my shades from crimson red to orange to pink and then grey.

In evening when the mysterious moon emerges on my surface with thousand of glittering stars as her companion, I feel my existence comes to life with the raw energy of universe.

I have always been a kind guest for the feathery mass of floating clouds. There are some days when I feel lonely. The Sun, the stars, the Milky Way remain hidden behind the thick layer of grey clouds. The beautiful moon doesn't bother to say 'Hi' during new moon days. But then the flock of cranes, the eagles, the falcons, the pigeons, the seagulls, the hummingbirds spread their wings through me and tell me their adventure and travel stories.

I don't know why science has declared me as lifeless object, just a mixture of some gas molecules. Dear Virus, trust me, I'm not lifeless. I have life. I have emotion, I feel pain, joy and fear, but I have no voice.

I don't have voice to express how proud I feel to materialise the sunrise everyday. Sunrise, a phenomenon that drives the entire creation ahead. I don't have voice to convey how happy I feel to be a colourful frame for the sleepy sunset that comes with a peaceful pause button. I can't tell how I rejoice the beauty in my nerves when I adorn myself with the moon and the stars and when that gorgeous milky way cuts me through.

But even after surrounding myself with so many stunningly beautiful friends, I had been suffered a lot since past few decades. As the human civilisation advanced with jet speed I felt suffocated by inhaling carbon, nitrogen and sulphur oxide gases. My beautiful sunrise and sunset became blurry with thick blanket of smoke and fog. My pure blue shade lost its richness. The mystical sapphire moonlight got dampened with the gloomy sheet of dust. The beautiful hopping clouds got replaced with layers of methane gas. Everything seemed like a sheer dismay. There were times when I felt I can't breathe anymore. There were moments when I feared that I would choke to death.

Dear Virus, I want to thank you for pressing the restart button. It's been ages since I felt so light and peaceful. It's been ages since I felt so beautiful and pure. Thank you so much for helping me to claim my unspoilt space once again amidst the uncontrolled growth of concrete forest. Thank you so much for offering me a much needed break for healing. Virus, I owe you a lot.

Sincerely Yours,

The Unperturbed Sky