Thank you WHO and Dr Mike Ryan. Thank you for setting a more firm deadline.
I don't believe in hope. I definitely do not believe in blind hope, or maybe blind hope is hope for me.
You can hope to travel. You can hope to move house. This does no good. You must plan. You must save the money, search for and book the flights, the accommodation, ask your employer for time off and all this must be done in advance. You do not tell your boss and pay at the last minute. This does no one any favours.
As I said in 'Life in 2021', https://holandt.blogspot.com/2021/03/life-in-2021.html, I do not understand the thinking of "2021 will be better". Covid-19 is 1. A reality so pull your head out of the sand if you still have it there 2. It is going to be around for a long time so stop hoping you'll be able to see your family in whatever country they are or be able to go the that music concert or that theatrical performance. Accept there is a likelihood it will not happen.
Maybe in the first 6 months of 2020, still hope whatever it is will go ahead, but not anymore. It is not a negative thing, it is a relief psychologically. Just accept that you can't do many things you want to do because covid has effectively stopped that. It is not only physical freedom, it is also psychological, but accept it and life will get easier for you. You can by all means not accept it and resist, but it will get you nowhere. Are you going to go outside and risk a fine and/or getting infected or stared at for not wearing a mask? It is similar to the "don't think of pink elephants" and you do. But here, override yourself, for the interests of yourself, your loved ones, your financial status, just abide by the health experts' and the government's advice.
Believe me, I had plans that I had to cancel. It took me a long time to realize one of them really might not happen because it was so important for me. I had been planning it for a year if not longer. I cancelled and got a full refund.
Also interesting to note, now the support and encouragement from the government/health experts has gone from "we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel"/ "we'll be alright"/"we're in this together", to Dr Mike Ryan stating: “If we’re smart, we can finish with the hospitalizations and the deaths and the tragedy associated with this pandemic” by the end of the year" - whether because they sensed the whole of Earth's population needs a change in tone or they were in fact blind and are just reacting to the people, for example the anti-lockdown protests, we many never know.
For those of you who are still hoping and/or cannot face reality: wake up, this is going to be around for another year or two, by that I mean covid will not be declared contained. Of course, no one can predict if there will be more lockdowns or if as an indicator of how not in control Humans are the Big Airlines will be dead in the water, but this is not going to be a fast process. Not only are we dealing with a virus, we are dealing with governments of varying competencies, populations, money, politics (which is not the same as a governments trying to deal with a virus and its population simultaneously), power.
Also, do remember what you have. Just the fact you are able to read this means you have access to electricity, a laptop or mobile phone, the internet. If you are at home, that's something else. You also have time to read this. Some people may not have electricity, a laptop or mobile, access to the internet.
Most of the Human population have been impacted, but if not for anyone else, obey your government/the experts, wear your mask properly, acknowledge what you have, for yourself.
- A.M.
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