It’s been several months now, the pandemic has changed our lifestyle. People are missing out on many things, trying to be sane somehow, but what I felt was this enormous pandemic had to emerge to change our outlook. Why you ask?
I’ll be frank, all these days, I felt lonely, I felt stressful, I felt sad, I felt that something was missing but thanks to the pandemic that I felt these emotions. In no way I would have felt these emotions if not for this forced lifestyle adaptation. I understood the value of each breath that God has given me, I understood the value of each second that’s blessed to me, I understood the value of each person that has kept me sane during these days.
Indeed, these days aren’t easy for anyone to deal with, but in reality, these are the days that a human needs, to re-think life’s essentials. Ask yourself- are you really happy? What makes you happy? Do you want to be happy? I wouldn’t have asked these questions to myself if not for this lifestyle.
Most of us used to feel that having a luxurious life is happiness or visiting lavish places is happiness or for that matter, spending life with only those very few close people in life is happiness. But ask yourself what real happiness is. For some people, it would be as simple as reading a book and having their favourite beverage while for some, it is to travel to an unknown place, understand different perspectives of life, etc.
You might question me- why is spending life with only close people isn’t happiness, as I had mentioned that before. I’ll tell you why- have you ever included yourself in that list? If yes, that’s great, if not, can you? All your life, if you keep concentrating on those few close people, when would you actually take care of you? Don’t you think, it’s high time that you start spending time with your own self and understand what your soul needs? If you be with yourself now, you will be with yourself even during your ‘normal lifestyle.’
After introspecting happiness, I realized the need for loving myself more and keeping myself happy. I realized that I need to be in the present and not worry about the unknown. It’s probably your turn now. I might be saying the obvious thing, but that’s just what I feel. Thanks for reading!
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