OP-ED: Is this too much to ask?

We desperately need more enlightened attitudes
In three quarters of a century of life, over 50 years in the sub-continent, and a total of over 30 years in Bangladesh, I thought that I had seen, heard, and experienced it all. 

However, then just three days ago, I heard and read that, after August 11, 2021, the government was going to arrest or fine anybody over the age of 18 years who left their home without a Covid-19 vaccination certificate. This was announced after a meeting reportedly attended in person and online by other ministers and senior civil servants.