In less than two weeks, everything that I’ve thoughtfully had planned for spring term, and even for summer vacation has been turned up on its head. My schedules, daily routines, and even my usual bout of activities have been thrown off balance in every way imaginable.
This is commonplace for everyone now, especially here in America. In about two weeks’ time, everyone’s world has been confounded and everyone is feeling befuddled. Right now, nobody can be too sure about what the future is going to look like, and nobody has any clue about how things are going to be handled. Plans and usual activities keep getting uprooted in the blink of an eye, and it’s been really difficult to keep a clear head with all this chaos going around.
The world is a disastrous mess of chaos, panic, and frantic frenzy. Frightened families are hoarding necessary supplies, others are deliberately ignoring safety protocol, and some continue to spread dangerous misinformation to further incite fear-mongering among the general public. Hard-working people are trapped at home, while others have no choice but to remain at work and brave the new world that we know. It’s confusing, disorientating, and honestly pretty scary. We’re all learning how to navigate a new world, and more importantly, we’re all learning how to take care of ourselves and our loved ones during this pandemic. Feeling productive while trapped at home is exceptionally difficult. Feeling stir crazy is a problem all on its own, and it’s slowly but surely taking hold of everyone that I know.
With all this in mind, though, I think that it’s more important now than ever to understand that everyone in the world faces this pandemic. It’s global, and it only continues to grow with severity with each day that passes. We’re all going through this together and we’re all simply doing our best to survive through it.
Although it isn’t the end of the world, it’s important to understand the gravity of the situation and to not only respect and understand the safety protocols that have been implemented, but to also educate yourself and your loved ones about what it means to be healthy and safe during this time.
Be aware of your surroundings, the current events, and most important: be considerate and courteous to yourself. Allow yourself some time to get adjusted to all that’s happening, and understand that we’re surviving through this together.