The untold story of Money

April 16, 2020

Can money do everything?

Time to time new words added in to our vocabulary. At beginning of 2020 the entire world uttered new single word, “CORONA” in other terms “Chinese Virus”. Both terms represent Covid-19, the silent killer. At the beginning it was confined in to china. The outbreak first manifested at ‎Wuhan city in Hubei district. That’s why it was defined as a china virus. Within months’ time the corona virus epidemic turns in to corona virus pandemic by embracing entire world into Devil’s mouth. The virus is now known to have infected roughly 1.67 million people around the world and killed more than 101,700 of them. it has also spread to at least 180 countries and regions around the world within three months. It affected worst for countries like Italy, Spain, Iran, UK, France, USA, Germany result in thousands of deaths daily.

Can you find any similarity between this countries?

These countries are classified as higher income countries based on their annual per capita income by World Bank. it accounts for more than 12996 USD as per capita income. According to us those countries are heaven on earth. Every single youth in developing world try hard to step out from their origin land and settle in such countries.it is known as “BRAIN DRAIN”. It referred to as educated and skillful labors moving from developing countries to developed countries with the aspect of better life.

Why those countries are so attractive?

Because of extreme wealth circulating through their citizens. They consume everything extravagantly while we consume belittlingly, they spend their time joyfully while we are trapped in time poverty. My cousin who lives in New Yolk said typical American family consists of five use six vehicles. I think that example depicts well the life in USA and entire developing world. That’s why millions of people around the four corners of the world assay their luck by apply for green card lottery every year. The average annual income of typical US citizen accounts for USD 31,099. Which means lot compared to our mean income of USD 1385.427. Great Britain accounts for 27% of the world gold reserves. the Bank of England holds approximately 310 tons of gold which can fed their entire population for years. Their mean annual income account for USD 25,354.621.

Whether their wealth sufficient enough for combat against Covid-19?

I think most of you said “NO”. my answer also the same. I personally believe the reason for rapid spreading of corona virus due to over estimation of their wealth and power. USA president Donald trump said ostentationally that USA is protected from Corona virus months before. Further he obstinately rejects the request for lock down the USA. But what’s going on USA, at the time I am typing this article. The United States recorded 1,509 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8.30pm on Wednesday. Now president Trump asked medical professionals outside of the USA to come their country and work on them in pleading voice. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 23,529 people in the USA. not only in USA, Europe have reached the dark milestone of 40,000 dead, with Spain on Wednesday reporting more than 900 deaths in the past 24 hours. Then you can understand how pathetic the situation is. Few weeks back Italian priminister Giuseppe Conte apologies the nation for being unable to control the situation. Further he said that they have no sufficient land for bury the dead bodies while sobbing. For God sake the condition now on Italy is somewhat controlled. So cold British even have no sufficient access for PCR testing. At the moment USA temporary store dead bodies in temporary cold rooms until bury. They also have same problem regarding burring dead bodies. Now they have converting large scale conventional centers in to hospitals. USA converts their striking ship in to hospital with thousand beds to cure covid patients. They estimate 100,000- 240,000 deaths within USA. by the time I’m typing this article USA has exceeded 100, 000 deaths.

What it perceives?

It perceives eternal truth of life. Now the entire world panicked on covid-19. What’s that? it is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism ultimately result death due to respiration abnormalities. It cannot even have seen in microscope. Within last few decades the world changes tremendously. People devalue the humanity; they lose sense on fellow humans. It causes by capitalism. They believe money as a most important item on world. Further they tend to believe there is nothing cannot achieve by money. Their sole intention was to maximize their wealth. That so called rich nations tried to reach other nations badly with that prospect. They genocide the people, stole their wealth ultimately confiscate their land. However, they attain wealth. But it’s not pure wealth. It impinges blood. They reinvest that wealth for more sophisticated weapons and bombs with the intention of more and more wealth. But what happened, the entire world lives with some kind of uncertainty. They are not sure whether they can live tomorrow. Thousands of people begging for their lives in front of archfiend. But the evil is submicroscopic particle. Crown princess of Great Britain, prince Charles, UK priminister Boris Jhonson, 150 members of Saudi royal family, Hollywood star Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Spain's deputy prime minister Carmen Calvo, Monaco's Prince Albert II, The Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton,………etc have been suffering from corona virus at that moment. They all are extreme wealthy in the sense of money and power. But they all are exhausted by submicroscopic evil. It shows how poor we are. By the times it implies money can do nothing.

Ovin Amaratunga

Faculty of Agriculture