One of the most virulent versions of a virus that has ever happened during my lifetime. Something that at first, everyone looked past, and brushed off as though it was dust in an old apartment. Something that evolved so quickly that once things started shutting down, and the supplies started to diminish, everyone was emerged in this life of panic. What started out to be only affecting elderly, now began to haunt anyone of any age, and has created this nightmare of an illness. It was almost as though everyone was stuck in sinking sand; one person started to descend, and along fell all the others. Jokes have been made that “its Corona time” but it truly is. We need to learn how to fight this virus, and it cannot be done by just figuring out a shot or medicine to clear up symptoms. It needs to start with us; the people that catch, spread, and have the opportunity to end this deadly virus.
It’s scary to think that we could be trapped in our homes for months on end, running out of who knows what anymore. It’s sad to think that mothers are going through pregnancies alone because hospitals are trying to keep everyone as safe as possible. It is heart breaking knowing that there are people dying and no one can go show their love because we aren’t allowed to gather in groups anymore. It is mind blowing that families cannot even get together to celebrate birthdays or gather to share memories. Most importantly, it’s insane that we are not in control of our own lives anymore, and the only ones that can gain that control back is ourselves. We need to learn to cooperate with the directions given and follow them each and every day. Without this, coronavirus will take over and be that monster nobody can defeat no matter how strong or how experienced. Schools are closed, sports have ended, restaurants have switched to take-out only, traveling is shut down, funerals and wakes have been on pause, states are in lock down, and food supplies have diminished. The disruption in normal daily routines with social distancing and self-quarantines will cause lasting economic consequences given the lack in supply and demand defects. With businesses closed and people avoiding public places, less money and fewer goods and services are exchanging hands. Furthermore, these economic losses won’t come directly from sickness or death, but they will come from the lack of cooperation. If we want this to keep increasing and having our ability to enjoy life to decrease, then we can continue what we’re doing, but until something changes, until we change, nothing will change; in fact, things will continue to get worse at an even faster rate. I know first-hand, dealing with this isn’t exactly painless, but it is doable. Being someone who has been directly affected by this virus, I couldn’t even imagine. I’m suffering without social interaction, never mind fighting a deathly virus that we don’t even have a cure to yet. I want to get out of the house, and go to the beach, never mind thinking of gaining the strength to sit up and get out of bed. My point is, is that if you think you are struggling you aren’t, unless you have this virus floating inside you causing your life to spiral downhill at an unimaginable speed. Do the right thing, and be that step in the right direction. Follow what you’re told and do it without excuses, because it is one step to conquering this nightmare and waking up alive and breathing. We may be out of breath and exhausted by the end but limiting the amount of people who won’t wake up from this is our goal and we cannot do it by standing alone. It’s a pandemic, meaning it is affecting our world’s population, so although we cannot hold hands at the moment we can still work together and fight this nightmare until our line of vision is clear when we wake up.
