Chapter 42 – Pandemic Post Sunshine

Three months later, and I’m back. Perhaps I’m very confused to what is happening, and I believe most are as well. We have seen total restrictions to fear being propagated everywhere. This pandemic situation has been very unusual to navigate in. On one side you are being bombarded with propaganda and on the other side, you just don’t want to miss out on life and seeing people. Now that things are calmer as the summer kicks in, a talk of a second wave is circulating for September. I swear, it almost feels like in the movies except it feel normal when you look around. You can’t see this, and you can’t really prevent it in any way other than avoiding people and public places, however is this the new normal? Regardless of how I feel and what I think, this situation will resolve itself one way or another. What have I learned in this situation? People and society are changing. It seems no one wants to work anymore, nobody cares about money, and people are suddenly hesitant with everything. I’ve learnt that in order to survive this isolation and mental health obstacles, I must rely on myself more and less on the entire world. I always knew my life would one face this direction; however, I did not anticipate this requirement to be forced upon so quickly. Regardless, I make the best of any situation and wherever you are, you should do the same as well. In any world, there are challenges and unfortunate luck. This is happening to us in 2020, and nobody saw it coming. Leaders are emerging out of this situation, like they would out of any other. We have lost many people in the world due to this crisis, but as humans do, and as humans always did, we will prevail out of this chaotic environment. It definitely isn’t the time to give up now, and for what is worth, we had an amazing life so far and I really can’t see this getting much worst than what it is. Even if it ended up only being this, I regret nothing, and I have only lived my life to what I measured to be the maximum. Quitters always find reasons to quit, it just part of their personalities. In chaos lies energy and life. Without chaos, we would only know how to live and nothing more. Do I care what happens next? Of course, but I always did even before all of this. We need to care what happens next because it is our future we are talking about. As long I can breathe, and as long as I can see, I will walk forward and find a way out. Fighting for an ideal world is what we should always do. It is not a surprise to see that the world is always ever-changing, sometimes for better some others for worst. Additionally, a lot of revolting and mass movements happening with people. People are fighting for equality and they are putting their foot down. Good for them I say. I always joke around left and right, but truth is, I am all for equality and I have always been. While I don’t condone violence and destruction as a mean to retaliate, I can still understand the pain and the will of the people. I too, after all, have been through hell and back with prejudice and inequality. I chose for myself to be better, to be the change I long wish to see in people. Life is not easy, and sometimes injustice can be very hard to accept, because often we are powerless against the share force of many. This is exactly the reason why we must always stay strong and have a better plan than just reacting. Change happens over time, and it is through small iterative steps that such a task can be completed. In all of us lies good, regardless of our past decisions and choices. I believe in this chaotic world of ours, we will find one day peace within us and a better goal for all of us. Until then, stay strong and keep walking. The world might be crumbling, and we might be all losing our shit collectively, but life goes on. Tic toc.