How will this change us?

Change is scary…with the pandemic it is inevitable…i can’t help but wonder how will our world be changed. Will face masks become the new accessory? Will we only greet our coworkers with an elbow? Will all public spaces be sanitized regularly?

We are currently living through an historic event. Years from now, this time will be recorded in our history books. Our children’s children will read about us and our current events. How crazy is that?

One day were living our lives, going to work, having get-togethers with our friends and the next it’s the apocalypse. I still can’t believe we are here. It is like being in a movie or a bad dream, and you are just biding time until you wake up and realise that it’s not real. Unfortunately though, this is not true, we are in it and we all need to do our part.

I have to be honest, i am rather privileged considering the desperate position others are in. I have a home with a yard, both my husband and i have a job we can do remotely and we have enough finances to ensure provisions during this time. What ever position you are in, my heart goes out to you. While it may be at various levels, this thing effects us all and i do feel some comfort in knowing we are all in this together.

So what’s next? As the death toll rises around the world we are all eagerly waiting to see positive results. When will things get back to “normal”? Honestly, i don’t think it ever will. When we go out in the world again we will have to create a new “normal”, but what will that look like? Businesses will close their doors and no longer exist, our economy locally and in the world will be at an even worse state, and the world would have lost a percentage of its population.

While it’s impossible to predict the long lasting effects of this, we can all participate in rebuilding. Rebuilding our lives, our communities and our countries. Support local family run businesses and NGOs, praise and appreciate teachers and medical staff like never before, appreciate the little things like coffee with a friend and crowded dance floors, lastly let’s band together to build a stronger community.

Till next time…