How did I survive the whole lockdown thing?
Posted: Fri May 21, 2021 8:38 am
Did you ever wonder when things are going to come back to normal? Have you ever thought about whether there may be a 'new normal' even better than the 'old normal?' we all have been asking ourselves these during lockdown!
During the lockdown, I had a number of feelings, among which sadness was the most dominant.
This blog will highlight what I experienced, how I was locked up, and what it transformed me into throughout these days.
You, like any other adolescent, would have hoped for a circumstance in which you could miss your final examinations and live a life where there’s only you and no one else (being a lonesome person, this life is what I used to call the finest life). But every other thing you wish is not good for you:)
It all started in April when our papers got cancelled. What a happy moment it was!
But soon it dawned on me that this was not the life I wished for. I didn’t want it to be a constant phase. I'm the sort of person who always needs somebody to listen to me and guide me on what to do next, who likes to be around people. You might be wondering, I just wrote in the lines above that I like isolation but not always, and that happens to everyone I believe. To be absolutely honest, it devastated me on the inside of not being allowed to move out or visit your peers and family. I wanted to see them, my friends; wanted to tell them what this all was turning me into.
The situation got worse. We all got locked in our houses. There was no longer any "us", only "me" and "my family members" and I wouldn’t include my family members in "us" since as a teenager you need peers more than your family (people of my age reading this would better understand).
Long story short, this whole lockdown thing has turned me into an "introvert" from an "ambivert". I no longer share my feelings with any other person anymore and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, but that’s how I’ve become, all thanks to this pandemic and lockdown. I did feel alone in the starting but now after so many days of not being active like I used to, yes, I have changed and I think I have grown up. Funny isn’t it! I call myself “mature” now. It's likely because of this online education system too that has also transformed our lives. We didn’t even get a chance to experience what it’s like to be a university student which too kept us from learning and grooming more. I am afraid our future will be at risk if this goes on. But the positive side to it is that I think the pandemic has really made me feel like I need to be more grateful when I can go outside and do more activities. So, for sure, after all this is over, I am going to be as active as I can; I am going to explore, do much more, not just stay at home.
But what I think is, things are never coming back to old normal. Because all that people have suffered during this pandemic is something unforgettable. Many people's lives have been altered because of this, so even if they return to their normal lives, they will no longer be the same. But the harsh truth is, one has to live no matter how hard all this is, for him.
Sincerely,
Shiza
090
Aero-19 “A”
During the lockdown, I had a number of feelings, among which sadness was the most dominant.
This blog will highlight what I experienced, how I was locked up, and what it transformed me into throughout these days.
You, like any other adolescent, would have hoped for a circumstance in which you could miss your final examinations and live a life where there’s only you and no one else (being a lonesome person, this life is what I used to call the finest life). But every other thing you wish is not good for you:)
It all started in April when our papers got cancelled. What a happy moment it was!
But soon it dawned on me that this was not the life I wished for. I didn’t want it to be a constant phase. I'm the sort of person who always needs somebody to listen to me and guide me on what to do next, who likes to be around people. You might be wondering, I just wrote in the lines above that I like isolation but not always, and that happens to everyone I believe. To be absolutely honest, it devastated me on the inside of not being allowed to move out or visit your peers and family. I wanted to see them, my friends; wanted to tell them what this all was turning me into.
The situation got worse. We all got locked in our houses. There was no longer any "us", only "me" and "my family members" and I wouldn’t include my family members in "us" since as a teenager you need peers more than your family (people of my age reading this would better understand).
Long story short, this whole lockdown thing has turned me into an "introvert" from an "ambivert". I no longer share my feelings with any other person anymore and I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, but that’s how I’ve become, all thanks to this pandemic and lockdown. I did feel alone in the starting but now after so many days of not being active like I used to, yes, I have changed and I think I have grown up. Funny isn’t it! I call myself “mature” now. It's likely because of this online education system too that has also transformed our lives. We didn’t even get a chance to experience what it’s like to be a university student which too kept us from learning and grooming more. I am afraid our future will be at risk if this goes on. But the positive side to it is that I think the pandemic has really made me feel like I need to be more grateful when I can go outside and do more activities. So, for sure, after all this is over, I am going to be as active as I can; I am going to explore, do much more, not just stay at home.
But what I think is, things are never coming back to old normal. Because all that people have suffered during this pandemic is something unforgettable. Many people's lives have been altered because of this, so even if they return to their normal lives, they will no longer be the same. But the harsh truth is, one has to live no matter how hard all this is, for him.
Sincerely,
Shiza
090
Aero-19 “A”