Question

what is your reflection about COVID-19 also know as coronavirus?

We all live the reality of the powerful effect this pandemic has had on us by derailing our lives and demanding the creation of a new normal for humankind.

Have you or are you creating a new normal that may be more effective for you than your previous one?

Are there challenges that are inhibiting your progress?

Answer 1

The whole world has come to a standstill because of an organism so small. Everything, everywhere, irrespective of being richer or poorer, is together in the front lines against this disease. That's how COVID-19 has shaken up the world. It is a time of heightened fear, uncertainty and battle of survival as each day passes. We humans have been hit with something this big and it is really concerning that all the existing technologies have yet to find a cure for it. One thing is certain, the need to follow safety protocols have been imposed upon people irrespective of power and status. This is something that has united the human race in the path of survival.The tension around the publicity is often just as infectious as the virus itself, spreading fear and nervousness within the public. The daily routines and schedules are out of the window and people are struggling hard to adapt themselves to this condition as a part of their daily lives. Increase in depression among public is a growing concern. Working from home has taken over the daily commute. The people who battle in the front lines doing the most important work are the health care professionals. The exhausting overtime and putting themselves in the danger has become their daily lives now.The staggering number of casualties in this pandemic is increasing by day. We are loosing the health care workers on this onslaught of virus attack. The time we are going through right now is something unprecedented and tough. Only sheer willpower, hope and complying to the rules are going to makes us get through this safely.

The massive change that we had to adopt to cope up with COVID-19 has to be continued till a cure is found. And from the situation right now, we are not anywhere near it.So the need to incorporate a "new normal" has become an important one. For me personally, I am trying to insert myself into my new schedule. I have discovered that minus the hectic schedule i used to have in my daily life, life can get quite stagnant when you have to get accustomed to a fixed view and place almost 24x7. I have to invent things to keep myself fro going dormant. The new routine does give me ample time to rest and catch up on things i had always wanted to do around home. But this is still only taking shape. I cannot certainly say that the new way is much more efficient than the old one. Absence of social interaction might be considered as a blessing to an introvert like me, but it does take a toll on me when i am stuck on my home . The influence of technology has increased now. I keep looking in social media to satisfy my need to see the daily updates and other unnecessary junk. Also the increase in screen time has started affecting my eyes. The need for personal care is decreasing daily and i can say that it is getting the same for almost all. Despite all of these, I have started on renewing my reading skills, cooking and writing. These to me is taking time to care for my inner self. This is healthy and helpful in preventing myself from going into a passive depressed state.

As the situation we are going through right now is predicted to last for some time, I am preparing my mind to accommodate the new normal. One which might require people to work from home, minimize social contact This is going to be tough but one must evaluate the situation and live accordingly so as to not get lost in these troubled times.