What's with the World?

What is wrong? What is up? What happened with the world?

Never had it crossed in my mind, nor in most people's, that the world would be this complicated. Calm and silent while panicking and stressed at the same time. Looking so peaceful and dangerous at the same time, as well. Is this typical of how the world protests to its contents, for instance, us as human beings?

We have been always busy, in you know, reaching what we have planned in this world. Doing this and that to get what we always dream of, what we really want, what we always think of. By that, sometimes we forget that may be in the process of getting it, and we may hurt one or another. Not only the heart, and mind, but probably sacrifice what may be important for us. We rarely think about what is happening around us, what is gonna happen when we do this and that. Our consideration that we may think perfectly not gonna harmful to any parties, is not perfectly fine for what we miss. Because nothing is perfect in humans or in this world, and sometimes we forget or just close our eyes to that.

The greed. It is mostly the cause of the destruction, of anything. Not only to ourselves but also to whatever is around us, including the environment. This pandemic, I think it is one of the examples of the effect of what we have done. Some did well, but more did bad, including me probably. Trying hard to keep the environment clean, planting some trees and flowers, it was actually never enough. And I sometimes hate myself for not trying harder to do something good for the world. 

My teacher once said that "things will be more valuable when it's gone". Now, I realize that to be breathing the air is one of the best gifts we as humans can get, for free. Now, to breathe the air, we must wear a mask which is of course not comfortable to do. We've been caged at home to protect one to another, not be able to visit family members or friends as we usually do and it's devastating. Right? We are forced to keep staying at home for some time that we can't predict, while we have to maintain our sanity and mental health at the same time. Not easy, I know.

But what is harder is, the people who work in the hospital or some service companies. As a person who works in the hospital, I sometimes feel very very proud and blessed while feeling stressed at the same time. I see health workers janitors and security officers, they are forced to take care of patients while they are forced to keep their health, physically and mentally, at the same time. Not easy. Really not easy. What I have been getting while I work is always about the updates of the patients, about the Covid19 itself, and about other devastating things that most people don't know. And it is crazy. Scary.

Meanwhile, I keep myself updated by the other news around the world. For instance, the climate level that has been decreasing since this pandemic thing, or some places that is beautifully clean, or the news that updates the condition of animals that live and move freely in town. Amazing to see that the world is getting better condition. Thankful to see that the air is fresher than ever, the sky is bluer than ever, the sea is cleaner than ever. Maybe it is how God teaches us to think and be more considerate and responsible to the environment, to the world. I somehow think that nothing is in vain. Greta Thunberg, i think this time God sees you fight for a better climate that is hard with your sincere heart, and God was moved to help. 

One big thing that I have learned in this pandemic situation that nothing is Eternal. Either the pandemic or the life itself. But one thing for sure, manifestation of humanity is what we need and continuous sincere prayers are what may help. This too shall pass, everybody. Just hang in there!