Struggle, Scenery and Solace
By Hareem Hassan and Mohammad Owais Sabri
Red rectangular buildings interrupt the flow of the deep, verdant green ground supporting the might of solemn trees. A round face cupped in both hands peeks from the windows of one of the buildings, wondering, “Whose woods these are I think I know.”
This is LUMS, empty, serene, and green, rendering us helpless and forcing us to re-evaluate our relationship with the greatest force in the world; Nature.
During the pandemic, wispy clouds adorned the bluest sky the world had seen in decades. The air turned crisper, and mynas came out to serenade the grieving. Smog levels declined and squirrels chased each other across the vast LUMS campus as a select few timidly made their way to their respective hostels, dreading the unimaginably dead camp...
