Uncertain times? Yes. The End? Probably Not!
The COVID-19 stats keep spiking up worldwide, and the word coming out from WHO is that it’s going to get worse and worse and worse. Yeah thanks, WHO.
Not sure when the COVID graph goes down, but one thing that is at it's peak is Uncertainty. While I type these words, someone out there is migrating thousands of miles, cuz he/she lost his/her job, or place of shelter, or is not sure when and where the next meal is coming from. I know I will probably have my next meal later in the day today, but even I am not sure if I will continue to wake up in my bed for the foreseeable future, or if I would wake up in a COVID facility in the coming days.
It's not that I or anyone for that matter has been absolutely certain of what lies ahead, but this is beyond anything anyone could have ever imagined. For probably the first time in my life, I got no clue whatsoever what lies ahead in the coming months. To keep myself motivated, and cheered up, I would often open a book I'd wanted to read, or that language that I wanted to learn, or that online course that could enhance my career, but there are times I ask myself "Why am I doing this?"
WHY? Really, what's the purpose? What will I achieve learning this course? Whom will I be able to debate the writings in that book? Will I be able to make use of the language I'd learn? Will there be any use of it? Will I be able to use this skill set to achieve what I wanted to? Root of all these questions - Uncertainty.
One day at a time has never been of more significance in our lives than what it is today, and that's exactly what I tell myself every morning. With governments around the world failing with dealing with this invisible enemy, we're on our own, and will continue to do so until a cure can be found.
With no light at the end of the tunnel, I come back to the One Day at a Time mantra, to remind myself of all the good that can happen if I, we, Humanity can prepare itself in the time being. The last pandemic happened a 100 years ago. A 100 years ago, when the world was not as small as it is now, when the argument that the world was flat was not really an argument, when social media, NETFLIX, and internet were unheard of. We have it all, all of it. Bored? Go binge on Netflix. Bored yet? Video call your friends and family? So, yes, it's uncertain, but when I try to go back in time, to 1918, to the Spanish Flu, the modern world is lucky to have developed so much, and we should be grateful.
None of us, who are still breathing this air, would have or will ever get a break like this ever in our lives again. Time and Tide waits for none applies even more today. So, if you're think all is lost, take a second look. It's not. There's much to gain still, even in this environment, and yes times are uncertain, but not as gloomy as you'd think. Stay Home. Pick that book, or that course, or that blog, or that camera. Do anything and everything to keep yourself busy. Forget the news, it's all propaganda anyways.
Ensure we make the most of what we have, because, when this passes, Humanity will need Humans to lift itself up, and we need to be ready for that day. All of us!
