The pandemic started more than a year ago. Things are slowly opening up in the UK. I've been in Hausarrest since December 2020. I decide to take a year off to recharge, reset after a stressful year as a cover teacher at an international school.
For the first time in months I cried about the world and that it will probably be never the same again. I am mourning for the world. I am mourning for the things I used to do when I wasn't at home, I'm mourning for life. basically.
This isn't a life. As much I love staying at home and spending more time with my loved ones, the whole world has been deprived of human connection. I am really grateful that we as people realized that we took so many things for granted.
What did I take for granted?
My bellydance classes
My yoga classes
Meeting a friend for a cup of tea
Visiting friends and family in a different city, region or country
Taking the plane and train
Eating in a restaurant
Buying my clothes at a flea-market
Having a stroll around the city
Travelling
Visiting a bookshop
Religious celebrations
Cultural events such as seeing a play, going to the cinema,
Conferences
Societies
Swimming
Going to a spa
Getting your pedicure and massage
I really miss those things and some of them we can still do, but those restrictions just really suck the life out of us. I start to wonder whether the restriction and the isolation are doing more harm than the virus. Even if people are vaccinated, how long do we have to wear a mask if we go to work, use public transportation and do our shopping?
Will life return to normal? If yes, for the greater good?
With love,
Natascha
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