How I felt during Lockdown
I can’t seem to highlight enough the importance of being free. So, here we are once again.
1. Lack of Motivation.
First and foremost, it is quite possibly the worst thing that can happen to me in terms of moving myself forward. If you know me, you know that I am a very extrovert at times person who enjoys going out and socialise, but apart from that factor, stuck inside my house feels so unenthusiastic and so not intimidating that I fancy getting myself back to bed rather than getting back up. In that same sense, that explains a lot about number 2.
2. Not going out enough.
Well, I’m not in the mood for constant partying nor for continuous social interaction. But, when I do, there’s nothing worse than taking that ability away from me. This of course has impacted a large portion of our population of what I’ve heard.
3. Closure increases Friction.
By far the most underrated part of what we’ve been experiencing for almost a year. You just can’t oversee the fact that, unless you get along perfectly well with everyone -which is highly unlikeable at least for me — then my friend, I’m afraid we’re in the same situation. And that means, that even the closest people in your life can’t always fit perfectly in your worst mood, nor you in theirs. And that subsequently creates friction. And when there’s friction, there’s tension. You get the idea. However, this brings up a tremendous advantage of the existing problem. You learn to appreciate and value the other person for what he / she really stands for. For the sake of who that person really is. If you fancy liking them in the first place at least. Well, family is a whole other story.
The collateral beauty
Having been in this agonising state for such a long time, brings certainly a few understated advantages in the long run. Some of them for me were:
- Appreciating my time.
This was by far the biggest virtue I’ve received and mastered since the beginning of the lockdown. Learning to appreciate your time may be easy for some, but for me it wasn’t taken for granted. And if for many that seems to be an easy task, I have a much more tougher for you tough guys. What about appreciating the time of others? Well, as you may be aware, all of us have been given a standard set of time in this planet. And realising that many of us aren’t going to be here tomorrow gives you whole new perspective. It’s like meta — thinking. And that’s a special set of skills nowadays.
2. Learning to co — exist.
You can almost always escape the uncomfortable comfort zone of your home, except from the times you actually can’t. It is kind of ironic how fate played us all here. And that’s the story here. If you actually believed that existing was easy, you should definitely try co — existing. Living with four or five creatures and trying to keep up with everyone’s quarks may not be that pleasant of an experience. But persistence and lack of choice in our case, makes you a better friend, a better family member, a better partner.
