I never expected to have an anniversary before I graduated college, and I never expected one to be so dreadful. The pandemic has been real, raw, and lethal, no one and no where on earth was safe. Many fatalities, loss businesses, and media headlines submerged during this year and it has truly been a disaster.
The year anniversary is merely a time stamp because the effects of the pandemic are steadily catching up...
Life is not the same and it may never be; who wants to look on the bright side when this year has brought so much darkness. I haven't lost much but the collective body of humans has lost a whole lot. However maybe this experience magnified the skin that earth needed to shed, maybe the jobs lost needed to free certain people, maybe the people who died has a greater mission beyond the physical realm, maybe the health industry needed to be tested to prepare for something more dangerous in the future; but who knows.
I felt it was my duty to think of the collective first...
Putting societies wellbeing first, was the most responsible decision I made in my life thus far. All Hero's don't wear capes: sometimes its simply a mask and hand sanitizer. It felt good to be on the caring side of humanity during a time where everything needed intense care. If I can survive a pandemic, I think I'm prepared for anything.
One day I’ll pull the cloth with two straps from my collection...
From Tik Tok challenges, to mask mandates, to a detailed quarantine, anyone from the new generation who I happen to encounter is in for an interesting conversation. Hopefully they'll have enough time because I remember every day during the pandemic verbatim and I'm here to share my story. A year later and its still not over but I'm confident I will make it to see a day I never have to wear a mask again and then I can freely share my story and facial expressions like before.
