Introspective Learning

There’s no question that staying at home has been challenging. Many people complain about feeling restless and aimless. Some may also believe that being forced to stay home is a violation of their personal right. However, one should still be able to compromise a little of the liberty when it comes to the common good. An increasingly changing thing is a balance between individual rights and public safety. Trade your liberty a bit for the common benefit of the country.

To some people, it is too hard to just be still and do nothing. Being alone can be exhausting and lonely, especially for extroverts. It can be challenging to distance society, but it can also teach you a lot about yourself. You know how to keep occupied. Eventually, binge-watching three seasons of a tv series will no longer be enough and will have to continue to do something more. Your mind and body are your dens, and you need to know how to enjoy it and survive in it.

We learned also that we are truly members of a global structure. The virus tells us in a very profound manner how we are intertwined and how we can live and prosper together or fail together. A single entity will corrupt hundreds, undoing the efforts of thousands working to separate themselves socially. The feeling is enhanced by realizing that we’re not alone in it. And, when we are united against a shared threat, the minor discrepancies between individuals or countries fall away. So everyone is responsible, and we all affect each other.

By, Mohammed Al-Saleh & Arnav Bavishi