The heroes of this pandemic have been clear from the start—the front-liners, the health-care professionals who risked their lives every single day, the essential workers who kept things running while the rest of us stayed at home. But we all have our personal pandemic heroes, too—those people who made our lives in quarantine a little happier, easier, at least more tolerable.
I tried a lot of things—I tried to cook, to become a streamer, to become a YouTuber—but at the end of each trying day, I still felt incomplete. I spent a lot of time with my wife and that kept me going. We became closer not just as spouses, but also as best friends again in life.Month after month, I felt defeated, I felt I had no purpose. And despite seeing all my equipment at home waiting to be used, I felt lost.
I can’t believe how someone can be so understanding even if she sort of worked alone for the both of us for almost a year. I felt embarrassed. I let her down, I let myself down. But in all confidence, she told me, “I guess that’s how marriage works. One person always has to be that person to lift up the other. We’re a team.”
This proved to be invaluable during the lockdown when everything became uncertain and we were worried about how the pandemic would affect us all. When we could not visit each other, we scheduled regular video calls or we would go out on our balcony and talk to each other from a safe distance. We would share our worries and fears and find ways to stay positive and grateful throughout this difficult time.
COVID-19 feels like it came straight from the movies. The pace of my life didn’t change much since I am practically retired, but changes in our way of living have truly been seen and felt by everyone. I’ve chosen to take this time as a learning opportunity to get to know myself more, and to appreciate everything, no matter how small or inconsequential.
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