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So I See: The Unusual Normalcy: A Perspective By Tanisha Varma
Like Rapunzel mentions in the movie “Tangled,” she feels trapped… trapped in her tower, with no means of communication with the outside world. That’s precisely how I feel about staying in self-quarantine due to the Covid-19 virus.
Suddenly, friends are becoming passionate about going to school and are making statements like, “I wish we could go back to school,” and “it sucks that school closed.” The funny thing is that a little more than a week ago, these same friends of mine were saying things like, “I hate school,” and “school makes up for half my problems.” How is it possible that in such a short time, people’s emotions got completely diverted?
This is because we don’t realize how important something is until it is taken away from us. Humans have a way of only identifying the negative aspects in something, but when that thing is gone, we start loving it and missing it tremendously. This virus has shaken up the world and essentially put the world on lockdown. Maybe it all happened for a reason, and the virus was sent as a message to the world that we need to realize what is in front of us, and appreciate it. The other day, my family and I went to Target to purchase essentials, and it was then that I realized that this way of living will become the new normal for us, for a while. People staying six feet or more away from each other, giving each other funny looks and avoiding talking to each other because of a virus. Ever since our lives had been “taken away” from us, we started regretting not embracing and cherishing the times we previously had, but don’t have now. This experience taught me that everything is normal until it isn’t, and when it isn’t, we beg and plead to no one in particular to pull us out of the mysterious hole of uncertainty and unusualness.
Gratitude is a trait that we often struggle to obtain, and the Covid-19 virus has taught me to grasp onto whatever you have that maintains your normal. We should all appreciate what we have today, instead of fussing about what we might not have tomorrow.
With a perspective, I’m Tanisha Varma.
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By SoyseeLike Rapunzel mentions in the movie “Tangled,” she feels trapped… trapped in her tower, with no means of communication with the outside world. That’s precisely how I feel about staying in self-quarantine due to the Covid-19 virus.
Suddenly, friends are becoming passionate about going to school and are making statements like, “I wish we could go back to school,” and “it sucks that school closed.” The funny thing is that a little more than a week ago, these same friends of mine were saying things like, “I hate school,” and “school makes up for half my problems.” How is it possible that in such a short time, people’s emotions got completely diverted?
This is because we don’t realize how important something is until it is taken away from us. Humans have a way of only identifying the negative aspects in something, but when that thing is gone, we start loving it and missing it tremendously. This virus has shaken up the world and essentially put the world on lockdown. Maybe it all happened for a reason, and the virus was sent as a message to the world that we need to realize what is in front of us, and appreciate it. The other day, my family and I went to Target to purchase essentials, and it was then that I realized that this way of living will become the new normal for us, for a while. People staying six feet or more away from each other, giving each other funny looks and avoiding talking to each other because of a virus. Ever since our lives had been “taken away” from us, we started regretting not embracing and cherishing the times we previously had, but don’t have now. This experience taught me that everything is normal until it isn’t, and when it isn’t, we beg and plead to no one in particular to pull us out of the mysterious hole of uncertainty and unusualness.
Gratitude is a trait that we often struggle to obtain, and the Covid-19 virus has taught me to grasp onto whatever you have that maintains your normal. We should all appreciate what we have today, instead of fussing about what we might not have tomorrow.
With a perspective, I’m Tanisha Varma.