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yo, have you eaten yet? Have you taken care of yourself lately, spoken with another hominid, fallen in a daze, or are you yet again just waiting for breakfast tomorrow?
There’s no right or wrong way to live in a situation like lockdown. Whatever feelings swell and simmer during this time, there is no definitive answer as to what you or I should do to pass the time and subject ourselves to hopeless optimism.
If the looming walls of the house aren’t tense enough, the ever-present climate crisis and racial injustice plastered at the bottom of the news banner every morning certainly doesn’t make anything better.
All the convenient finger pointing has nurtured some stone still apathy that will for sure crumble into some otherworldly consequence in the distant future.
Take it from the futile imagination of a naive gen z teen. I’d like to believe we can make shit happen amidst this placid emotional blockade. Our age is coming; but the idea of pretending to look after a melting mental state and saving the world from the last global calamity, all the while caring about nothing at all is so tempting.
The goal isn’t to achieve the goal set and done, but to create a common commitment that we all can work towards.
So go eat something nice. This interlude is for us to reflect on ourselves and begin to do things our way. You don’t have to socialise, but you certainly don’t need to be alone. This is our time, even while it started off with a small fizzle. We don’t need toxic positivity and checkups like ‘how are the millennials and gen z’s handling our mess? They’d be lazy immature if they’re not making change, and damned fools if they think they want to change my world view.’ from an older audience.
So be apathetic. Be emotional. See things from both sides, create your own conclusion. No holding hands, but solemn nods to each other as we take a step towards taking the world into something governed by nothing but ruled by love, conquered with choice and possibilities, not a world where our generation must advance to a future with one path only.
So take a break. No one’s waiting. This is our time now. And I think falafels are a good idea.
There’s no right or wrong way to live in a situation like lockdown. Whatever feelings swell and simmer during this time, there is no definitive answer as to what you or I should do to pass the time and subject ourselves to hopeless optimism.
If the looming walls of the house aren’t tense enough, the ever-present climate crisis and racial injustice plastered at the bottom of the news banner every morning certainly doesn’t make anything better.
All the convenient finger pointing has nurtured some stone still apathy that will for sure crumble into some otherworldly consequence in the distant future.
Take it from the futile imagination of a naive gen z teen. I’d like to believe we can make shit happen amidst this placid emotional blockade. Our age is coming; but the idea of pretending to look after a melting mental state and saving the world from the last global calamity, all the while caring about nothing at all is so tempting.
The goal isn’t to achieve the goal set and done, but to create a common commitment that we all can work towards.
So go eat something nice. This interlude is for us to reflect on ourselves and begin to do things our way. You don’t have to socialise, but you certainly don’t need to be alone. This is our time, even while it started off with a small fizzle. We don’t need toxic positivity and checkups like ‘how are the millennials and gen z’s handling our mess? They’d be lazy immature if they’re not making change, and damned fools if they think they want to change my world view.’ from an older audience.
So be apathetic. Be emotional. See things from both sides, create your own conclusion. No holding hands, but solemn nods to each other as we take a step towards taking the world into something governed by nothing but ruled by love, conquered with choice and possibilities, not a world where our generation must advance to a future with one path only.
So take a break. No one’s waiting. This is our time now. And I think falafels are a good idea.