Well, what a year it's been, so much going on, so much pain and so much suffering, people losing loved ones and there jobs, with COVID-19 at the centre of this, but also Mental Health which has been thrust into the lime light this year due to the pandemic, so as we head into a very different Christmas, what can we learn from this it? especially this year as a whole? For me there are 3 things which the challenges of this year have exposed.
Friendship: They often say your true friends are there for you in a crisis, and i think we can say for many of us this year has been a crisis, the isolation, separated from loved ones, fear of losing your job, or even lost your job, So now is the time for us to sit back and realise who are true friends are.
Who were the friends who sent you a message on social media, a text or a phone call to check how you was, without wanting something in return?
Who were the ones that knocked on your door to check if you needed anything?
Selfish People: Sadly this year has also exposed many selfish and very self obsessed people, it's not for me to judge everyone but you know if you are one of those people who "Deliberately" broke lockdown rules for no good reason, because you felt COVID was "Just a cold" and no big danger, or a big conspiracy theory, or maybe you knew the dangers but you just didn't care because you're young and healthy so what's the risk to you?? At a time when we should be coming together and supporting each other, these selfish people have been exposed
Perspective: In a year where we have all been forced to self isolate, be separated from loved ones and maybe even have to spend several days and weeks stuck inside on our own, will it give some people a sense of perspective??
When COVID slowly comes to a end and lockdown measures begin to slowly be lifted and we get to be with our loved ones and friends again, Will we learn to not only appreciate what we got, but sympathise, respect and want to support those people with Physical or Mental illnesses, or just those falling on hard times who face this kind of isolation EVERY YEAR?? Or will we just fall back into old habits and forget about these people now we are all ok? I seriously hope it's the former
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