Diary Entries

It's been harder these days to find something entertaining that isn't on our devices. It's harder to see a person go out and just enjoying nature. It's harder to see someone socialising face to face rather than through the screen. It's harder to find someone going out without a device. These days, it seems like technology is everything. You can pay for your expenses through your device. You can communicate with long lost friends through your device. You can go out shopping without your wallet, but you just cannot go out without your device. Many think that children around my age would think that their phone is their bestfriend. I really don't think so. Every morning I get up at 5:30 and ride my bike around the neighborhood before I get ready. Every morning I feel the breeze on my skin and it just makes me so happy and focused. The strong breeze on my skin is something that not most people appreciate. It gives me a sense of belonging. It makes me believe that I'm not dreaming. Life is real, and I should love each and everyday of it, because that day is never going to repeat itself. The fact that one simple little thing could get me so worked up, that makes me believe that life is just an huge adventure that's filled with many other smaller adventures. That huge adventure is one you'll never forget. Life.

My lifestyle hasn't been normal, and it's all because of COVID-19. Yes, school has it's alternate strategy, I have my friend's contacts, but it's just not the same. During my morning runs the route I go to always have a couple people here and there, but now? It has become an isolated pathway. Everyone is staying at home. That isn't bad, it just doesn't feel the same anymore. Every time I go out I have a mask on, I sanitize my hands every hour. It's the right thing to do, it just doesn't feel like the life I used to live. I keep getting reassured that all will go back to normal. Yes, I know it will. The real question is when will it go back to normal? For all we know, it might be 2 years from now. There are so many people risking their lives just to cure this pandemic. They don't have to, but they do. I not only want my life to go back the way it was, but I want our front line fighter's lives to be normal too. I know the human race has gone through much worse, but the rising numbers of people who have COVID-19 on Earth is overwhelming. So I ask you, yes, you. To stop for a second, and pray for our front line fighters, for the patients who have been tested positive for COVID-19 and for those who lost their loves ones from this pandemic. I want you to think how those front line fighters are going through this horrendous time, separated from their loved ones. I want you to think, and thank them for sacrificing their time and effort for us.