Turbulent Times

Hey everyone, so this is a different one, and yet I think the most important one. It's safe to say that this year has been a really tough one, for all of us, mentally as well as physically. All of us have been at close quarters with the sensationalized news channels going around, some of us have suffered personal losses and struggles, and some of us are struggling to come to terms with these strange times of being alive during a pandemic. And the loss the world experienced with the passing of Sushant Singh Rajput yesterday, I figured that times are not going to get any better anytime soon.

For the next few days, the news is going to be filled with stories revolving around his life, and the rest is going to be sufferings of people due to the virus and racism and brutalities. So I thought with whatever's going on, a gentle reminder that there is still good in the world, and there is hope that we'll sail through this really goes a long way. And that is why, this is just a compilation of all the photos I could find on the internet, that show how we as humans, can be there for each other, through acts of kindness, bravery, generosity and benevolence.

I'm not taking any credit for this, and these are a reminder to myself more than anyone else, but even if one person sees this, and it helps them to fight their battle, I think this blog and the photographers that have captured these beautiful images will have served their purpose.

Mary Faye Cochran sings 'You are my Sunshine" to her son Stacey Smith from her senior-living facility in Smyrna, Georgia, on May 10. It was Mother's Day in the US. (Brynn Anderson/AP CNN)

Residents in Australia offering help to the firefighters. (William West/AFP/Getty)

Olivia Grant hugs her grandmother through a plastic drop cloth that was hung up on a homemade clothesline in New York. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

A rescue team evacuates residents from their flooded houses in Jakarta. (Agung Fatma Putra/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)

Residents have smiles on their faces as they take shelter amid floodwaters in Jakarta. (Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images)

People clap from balconies to show their appreciation for healthcare workers in Mumbai. (Rafiq Maqbool/AP)

A patient recovering from the coronavirus is taken to the seaside in Barcelona. Hospital del Mar has been taking patients to the seaside as part of the recovery process. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

Washington D.C.'s mayor renamed a street near the White House "Black Lives Matter Plaza" and directed the city crews to paint a huge mural to honor protesters who have turned out to demand an end to Police Brutality.

People gathered outside of Brooklyn Borough Hall in New York to protest the death of George Floyd. (Amir Hamja for the New York Times)

Teachers in Barcelona try to prevent a hug between children as they meet on the first day of school following a lockdown. (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Medical Staff in Wuhan, China, celebrate after all coronavirus patients were discharged from a temporary hospital on March 9. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

Children wave to a person dressed as the Easter Bunny during a parade in Pennsylvania. (Matt Slocum/AP)

A nurse rests during a night shift at a hospital in Cremona, Italy. (Francesca Mangiatordi via Reuters)

Health Workers in Barcelona, Spain, acknowledge people who were showing their support from their balconies and windows. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

A medical worker rests at the isolation ward of the Red Cross hospital in Wuhan. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)

Staff members of a hospital in Kolkata carry candles and oil lamps to show solidarity with people affected by the coronavirus, and with doctors, nurses, and other health-care workers from all over the world. (Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

Police officers join a "Black Lives Matter" rally in the US.

A police officer wearing a coronavirus-themed helmet outfit walks in a market in Chennai to raise awareness about social distancing. (Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)

Police provide fruits and ration to poor people amid curfew due to the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

The Sikh Center of New York providing Langar to people. (Ryan Christopher Jones for the New York Times)

Precious Anderson, an expectant woman critically ill with the coronavirus watches her baby she gave birth to through live feed. Dr. Errol Byer walked back and forth between the maternity floor and the ICU, checking on her. (NY Times)

Pictures of firefighters are projected onto the Sydney Opera House on January 11. (Don Arnold/Getty Images)

Also. if you've made it till here, I hope you feel a little better than before. I'll be back with some ramble about some topic very soon. But I just wanted to say, be there for each other. These are tough times, and that's why these are important times. Stay safe, and take care of your mental health, as well as of the ones you love. See ya.