One good thing?

We are far too familiar with the Novel Corona Virus; I mean who hasn’t heard of it? Even my 6-year-old niece can read and spell the word COVID-19. My main point in this is that being on lockdown can also have its moments, let me share with you the things I’ve learned and realized while being inside our house for the longevity of this pandemic.

When you ask everyone about the current situation in the Philippines, they would often tell you things about what’s happening in our country, the numbers of COVID-19 positives, heart-warming stories or even funny memes they saw on the internet.  So, I asked everyone in the house; my mother, brother and niece about one good thing that happened to them while being on lockdown. Their answers were short and quick. “I was able to put wallpaper.”, “I was able to grow my hair long.”, “I have playmates.”.  I laughed while hearing their answers for those things are very simple and petty. After a few seconds, my mom answered for me saying, “You are drinking vitamins now.”, which shocked me. I then realized that there are many things that we have been overlooking on a daily basis. On things we often see but rarely appreciate, like how beautiful the blue sky is at daylight and how magnificent the stars are at moonlight- simple petty things. On how Filipinos are so caring and loving to one another, in being compassionate to those people who lost their jobs and/or people starving in this pandemic, being one on things we agree and disagree about and so much more.

We all know this pandemic has been really challenging to all of us may be physically and mentally, but I do hope that everyone would still see the good in things. When you feel that the world is against you, do your best to see one good thing about it; it may be something you learned during the experience. This practice is not for you to turn a blind eye at what’s happening but to be grateful we are still alive and kicking. So let me ask you, what good thing happened to you today?