Reflections on the Origins in the Post COVID-19 World Author: Salman Ahmed Shaikh

Abstract
Corona Virus has affected millions of people and killed hundreds and thousands of people already in more than 200 countries and territories of the world. Almost all routines of life have been affected. Our tremendous journey in scientific, technological, industrial and economic advances has come to a pause for a while in the last few months. As we ponder over origin of Corona Virus, it is high time to also reflect and think over origin of everything and explore answers to deep questions about meaning and essence of life. Why are we here on earth? What is the purpose of life? Why do we have consciousness and conscience to differentiate between good and evil? We do not see fairness and justice around us, but can we ever have fairness and absolute justice? What is the essence and purpose of life? Are we just passing few days of brief stay in life without any purpose? What it means to act in good ways and avoid evil? What is the objective criteria and standard to judge good and evil? We have longing to live without ageing, live without pain, live without constraints, live with everlasting happiness and see absolute justice and fairness. But, life of every human being with all the possessions, potentials, aspirations, contentment, problems and sorrows ends eventually and often abruptly. What is the essence of goodness, kindness and charity and how is it different from evil, arrogance and avarice? Why we feel an innate urge to act in good ways and avoid bad actions? What is the essence of an individual’s good and bad acts if life as well as death in the world remains unfair for many? This short book engages and invites readers to together seek answers from science, philosophy, and spirituality.