I am grateful and proud of this piece that I wrote for Charlotte Readers Podcast in this difficult time.
Listen to me reading this piece here
at 5 minutes 45 seconds.
My New world
Nearly empty streets, the deafening silence occasionally interrupted by stray sounds of cars passing by, quarantined smiles, waiting to be returned, fear speaking louder than ever before, welcome to the new world created by COVID-19.
Technology is now my new friend, the camera on my phone is
my new window to the outside world.
I meet friends and family on video call, averaging on speaking to at least one new person every few days. Now, everyone has time for me, to talk, to connect, to express their thoughts on the uncertainty that is holding the world to ransom.
I meet friends and family on video call, averaging on speaking to at least one new person every few days. Now, everyone has time for me, to talk, to connect, to express their thoughts on the uncertainty that is holding the world to ransom.
After the initial week of shock and disbelief on where this
was heading, I transitioned to dwelling in the bubble of self-created
positivity. I wanted to believe everything about the messages on social media,
screaming and shouting on making the most of family time, the bonus time to
reflect, to learn new skills, to sleep more, read more, do more of everything
that one always complains of not having the time for. So far, I have put my
best foot forward on not complaining about the situation and tried to breathe
life into each day, trying out different permutations and combinations. I am
doing my bit of social distancing to flatten the curve.
Though I have no idea of when and how this will end, my mind
now wishes to transition again.
I let it wander and ponder on how the world would be when this finally blows over. Something is surely shifting within me. I am aware of it, but not fully familiar with it, not yet. I am processing a change that is on its way. It’s coming with a brute force that will shake me up completely or sneak in with such gentleness that I will discover it long after it has settled in comfortably. Regardless, I want to believe that it is preparing me to be a better version of myself, a future self who will make the new world a nicer place to live in.
I let it wander and ponder on how the world would be when this finally blows over. Something is surely shifting within me. I am aware of it, but not fully familiar with it, not yet. I am processing a change that is on its way. It’s coming with a brute force that will shake me up completely or sneak in with such gentleness that I will discover it long after it has settled in comfortably. Regardless, I want to believe that it is preparing me to be a better version of myself, a future self who will make the new world a nicer place to live in.
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