Almost after 3 years I signed in to my blog to write something to make myself ease. After returning back to India I hardly have time to write anything . Even if I get some time on Sundays I never have the time to sit and write something new due to other responsibilities at home.
But the lockdown days have given me that time and opportunity to again pen down my feelings.
At present all our brains are occupied with this virus and all of us are fighting very hard to get rid off it. Even when I sat to write, nothing came into my mind except this stupid virus.
Since January I was regularly following various posts & news on social media regarding the outbreak of Corona Virus at Wuhan, China. That time only I came to know about the term lockdown and quarantine days. But this virus has kept on worrying me since February when my husband went to Italy for attending a conference and just after two days he returned back from Italy, the news of outbreak of the virus in Italy came forward. Everyone of us at home here in India were praying for his good health and were immensely tensed for the next 14 days. Fortunately everything went well and till now he is fine though the virus has affected badly in Finland too.
At first I was very depressed to cancel our summer vacation to Europe and really upset for Jojo not being able to meet his father in the coming months. Till then I was worried but not scared.
But gradually the outbreak started in India and the situation became scary too. Slowly I stopped going to work, Jojo's school was shut down and the lockdown days began.
Staying with elderly parents and a 7 year old kid really made me worried about how to manage everything alone. But time and situation teaches us everything. After I stocked the groceries and compulsory medicines for my parents at home and asked the maids to be on leave, I literally locked myself with other members of the house . Still now we are strictly staying at home except stepping out to get the essential commodities that too very rarely.
We have to minimize our needs, we have to make ourselves happy with the basics, we have to make ourselves engaged with various activities at home.
There is no other way to fight this virus except to stay at home and maintaining a physical distance with others.
I am happy to see that many people have started to explore their hobbies like singing, dancing, painting during these days which probably they cant in their hectic schedule.
We are spending quality time with our kids. Everyday I try to explore something new with my son, may be solving a few maths, doing origami, writing a new story, playing carrom, listening to sunday suspense or watching a movie together.
I think I am lucky to stay at home because of those health workers, doctors, police as also various other emergency authorities who are fighting at the forefront.
I think I am lucky as I can maintain my family without going to work during these lockdown days.
Though my husband is staying far away which keeps me worrying all the time, still I think I am lucky as I can take proper care of my parents, being by their side.
Staying positive and staying at home could only help us in this situation.
We all should learn from the kids. If they can manage themselves staying within the four walls of the house why cant we? We should have more patience than them. But unfortunately over the last few days in the social networking sites I have seen people being impatient, frustrated, depressed & bored and posting various such statements to express their anger & fustration.
Those who think they are bored staying at home, please be happy that atleast you are connected to your near and dear ones as also friends on facebook, whatsapp, twitter etc.
Of course not being able to attend office or going out for work is to be worry about but those who think staying at home with family is boring I feel pity on them.
I think Covid-19 has taught us how to live with the basic needs of us, how to stay at home with family on weekends and of course it is a test of patience.
It is a hard time for us but being stressed and being in anxiety would worse the situation and your mood too.
So let's be calm, be positive and fight this war by staying indoors.
