Hope you all must be doing well...Here is my experience of life during COVID
Life was full of colors. I was a hardworking student of grade twelve preparing for my final exams and I was so much optimistic about my good result in Exams. At that time, we were constantly hearing the news that a new virus is spreading throughout the world and each Country is going under lockdown because no one knows the pros and cons of this Virus. Same thing happened in Pakistan when its first case was detected in the Country on 26th February, Government enforced countrywide lockdown. It looked like that everything has stopped, Entire World witnessed unusual scenes which no one could have ever imagined.
Education shifted towards online mode, Work started from home. In general everyone was forced to do any sort of activity he wanted to do while staying at home. Constantly hearing the news, that virus is spreading more rapidly and hundreds of people dying, many of us including me faced a psychological pressure. I was afraid to leave my house that what will happen. I constantly started using Sanitizers and wearing Face masks.
During all this time it was not possible to conduct papers so government took a hard decision and promoted everyone. After that I was worried about my future, because admissions are given in Universities on the basis of Entry tests and I wasn’t able to prepare a word regarding it due to COVID crisis. By the Grace of God I was able to secure admission in IST in a field which I dreamt from my childhood. I became so passionate that I was still going in the field that I loved.
By that time (August-September 2020) we were able to understand the virus a bit and Scientists were developing Vaccines, also luckily cases were going down so I was so happy. But, our university took the decision of online mode because of the risk factor. I was so confused because I haven’t studied online ever and this online experience was my worst ever experience of education. I have lost interest in studies due to this Online Education because it is a very strange mode, you don’t understand much while you are sitting in front of screens for constantly eight to ten hours, and you get disconnected from Society. So I started developing Anxiety and Insomnia. 2020 will never be forgotten since it has given us so much unforgettable memories.
The only good thing about 2020 was that we got ample of time to discover ourselves, our interests and most importantly were able to spend some quality time with our closed ones.
By the start of 2021, we saw Vaccines being developed and were being started to given to public, so I was so much optimistic that soon we will be returning back towards our normal life but our Country got hit hard by third wave and during this I also got affected by virus and realized how terrific this virus is. I won’t be able to forget those two weeks ever since it was one of the toughest phase of my life. I was doubted about vaccines before but after I contracted virus and realizing it’s effects, I will be surely going for the vaccine and encourage others to.
I hope that we get rid of this Virus as soon as possible by providing everyone a vaccine shot as soon as possible and somehow return back towards our normal life because this COVID has affected everyone so much mentally, emotionally, physically, financially and in many other ways that we just can’t imagine. I hope we might be able to see all the colors of life again as soon as possible and return back towards our university because this online education is just a headache, nothing else
Yours Truly,
Ammad Ahmed.
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Aero (19-B)