A wave of gloom and despair pervades across the globe. There seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccine is not possible by year end. Things will become increasingly difficult for people. There appears to be no measured response to the challenges being thrown up by the spectre of deadly virus on a daily basis. How unfortunate and alarming it is that coronavirus is causing strokes among young people as well while the maiden age for such pre-coronavirus patients is 74. What's more in store? Nothing could be said with certainty. But what is quite clear are increasing despondency and hopelessness. No breakthrough is in sight. The question why there is so much pessimism in people's outlooks has no easy answer.