Namaste and a full gratitude for letting me
share about COVID-19. Today, I want to diminish the negative side and
highlight ‘The Positive Side of COVID-19’ The Positive side of COVID-19 Positive??
In this pandemic?? Where everyone is freaking out?? Yes, you read it
right!
Yes, staying positive every time is not as easy as
we think and certainly difficult during the “COVID-19 Lockdown”, forced upon us
by the government.
After the outbreak of COVID
19 pandemic, many things are taking place around us; Quarantine. Toilet Paper.
Sanitizer. Mask. Handwash. Anxiety. Panic. Depression. Mental Health. Physical
Health. Social distance. And of course, there’s always TIK TOK. Also, “Relief
programs for photography” Awww what kind
people!
In 2020, a novel virus COVID-19 has
taken the lives of a lot of people all across the globe. OH NO! WHAT NEXT? IS THIS ‘THE END OF WORLD? Panic mode on, I haven’t even done this and I so wanted to do that and
what if I die and Major Panic; what if someone I know died? (I lost one of
my close relatives in this lockdown and couldn’t even attend the funeral. May
his soul Rest in Peace). Not just it killed people but it also brought many
negative mindsets around us too.
The confirmed cases were more than ‘2.1 million’ and
counting while I was typing this article. WOW! that’s a lot if I survive, I will definitely do this and
that. Also, I can’t be sure about this but after the pandemic is over, the
public places; restaurants, hotels, courts (divorce attorney) and many more will probably be filled
with ‘Civilized People’ (as Joker would say in the movie; Batman-The Dark
Knight).
This guy’s topic was on positive
sides, and all he’s talking about is negative. Okay it’s time to focus more on
Positive side. did he just say positive? YAYY! something to cheer about, but
is there? Let’s see, if this guy had written something meaningful and important.
‘Hey!
Look on the bright side…’
You might have heard this many times in your life when you go through tough
times, and if you haven’t heard till now, there’s always 1st time:
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Well if
dinosaurs were still alive would you be still alive? Yeah!
Look on the bright side pal!
So, here are some bright sides:
1. The Positive cases
Among those 2.1 million
confirmed cases, the recovered cases are more than 5 hundred thousand and still
counting. That is something we already know, tell us something new?
Despite, increase number of cases and fatalities, recovery has also increased.
wow!
what pleasant news!
2. Oh! Look, mother nature, it is
healing
Remembering it’s still a ‘Quarantine
day’ I went to an open space early in
the morning for some fresh air and couldn’t believe how fresh the air was. Living
in the city in Nepal, you might have noticed before the thick bulky blur thing
just above our heads, (pollution, pollution and a lot of pollution) it was
gone, it actually was.
Nowadays, every day when the sun
comes up 1st thing I notice is the smile of nature and birds
singing, trees greener, sky bluer, and at night I can actually see more stars
these days. Finally, free from air pollution?
Mother
Earth is healing, ahh, what a relief!
3. Family, the part of us we almost
forgot
Family? So, I know this might be a new
experience for a lot of people spending time with family all the time. Just
before the lockdown, the buses were filled with people to be with their families.
Most ‘civilized people’ are
getting a chance to know what actually matters. Also, finally, the repressed
emotions can actually be expressed hey
Sigmund Freud! isn’t that what you wanted? There might be some quarrels
during this period which are actually necessary to understand each other, which
I will get into it later on how to understand when things are not simply going
right.
Family! Yes, it is very important!
4. Humanity is still alive
Hey,
hey you, humanity! Are you still there?
Yes, it is still there. Apart from a
lot of so-called ‘Relief Programs for Pictures’, it is still there. I read so
many people donating for this cause yes everyone heard that even the prime
minister himself is donating his full salary and those who didn’t donate
money are helping each other in various ways and not just that but they are
actually feeding animals too. I am so grateful to have seen these humanities
while I am still breathing. May this humanity never end. If you are not able to
help in those ways, it’s okay! This is the chance to show your humanity not doing
anything and staying at home. What about
those who went out for no reason? I
am not judging
And guess what ‘Joker’ a fictional
character, your dialogue is wrong, one way or another we will find humanity
I want to take a moment here to
thank all those who are working in the Medical profession, Nepal Government,
Army, Police, Social workers, Donors, and all of you who are staying at home.
Thank You from the bottom of my heart. My heart beats for you. And I pray this
will end soon.
5. One for the future; reflect and
think
‘We are
given a chance to correct our mistakes, we are given a chance to think if we
were actually happy on what we were doing and we are given a chance to think
what actually matters.’
So how many have you started to think about what
you are going to do after all this is over? Are you going to return to the same
old boring routine where you don’t know what actually matters to you OR, are
you going to think for what actually matters, your happiness, your family, pending
journeys? We all are given a one-time opportunity to think again. I am not
suggesting you quit your job, I am suggesting you to find something which also
makes you happy; what matters, what you love doing, what you actually need? and if your unhappiness starts from your job?
Then it’s time to think “how can I
make it better? If I cannot make it better, what is the purpose of a job that
only gives me money and no satisfaction?”
“It’s important to recognize that
it’s not unjust to let go of those who show no concern for you” -Vex King
6. Less Wastage
You, alone or with the family,
cleaned every corner of your room, bathroom and maybe the whole house. And
there is a lot of waste for once. You
separate a lot of garbage, but now there’s a lot less waste consuming, we are
only using what matters now. Not just in your home but also in the streets,
air, just say The Whole World Okay! The Whole World is with less wastage
right now in this situation.
EARTH,
I HAVE SOME GREAT NEWS, there’s lot less wastage thrown out
That’s it, I have pointed out some
positive impact what COVID-19 has on us
thanks to our mistakes And I
seriously hope we learn from them too. We can't
deny crisis the COVID-19 is creating but everything has pros and cons. And, if
we focus on Pros even if there are few. It certainly will help us to overcome
the cons no matter how problematic or uncertain the situation is. Not easy, I
know but it’s not impossible. Let’s try this together and see the difference
for the betterment of humankind and others.
There also will be a part 2 on this
article
What
did you say? A part 2? Was this not enough?
No, it’s not enough, I will be
providing you with some ideas on how to handle this situation with yourself and
family in the next part.
“You can’t go back and change the
beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending”
Abhishekh Bariya
Psychosocial Counselor
Twitter: @abhishekhbariya
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