Life goes on | Unstoppable daily life in a frozen world
The world keeps on stopping.
The life trapped inside the mask had been going on for several months. A new virus was discovered without any records of combat. A new epidemic that is not uncommon for humans is currently widespread around the world and ties people's hands and feet. As the different lifestyles lasted longer than expected, complaints leaked out from all walks of life. More and more people are suffering from socio-economic hardship, but finding clues to recovery is difficult.
Every society responds systematically and tries hard to prevent the spread of the virus, but many people are exhausted in the long term. Even though the size and shape of the pain differ from one another, most members of society go through difficult times, so I can't blame others for my unhappiness or value myself for the hardships. An illness that takes time to drink a cup of coffee while chatting lightly with an acquaintance. They have experienced, acknowledged, and experienced many things, but their frustrated hearts are discouraged because there is no way to find comfort.
I was also stuck in the room all weekend.
Half ruler, other half. In the news every day, there is news that Corona is on the rise. The repetition of everyday life where a crisis is well resolved and another crisis comes. In recent months, the virus that had spread and caused group infections was silent, and people started outdoor activities again. Before winter, when the number of outdoor activities waned, he wanted to fully enjoy the autumn sunshine in the snow. But, cruelly, the virus has once again left human hands and feet, and winter has come with chilly winds just in time.
I was worried that I would postpone my schedule, but I postponed all schedules because it would be easy to accept social criticism if I did something useless. On the other hand, in the comfortable bed in my room, I hold my smartphone all day long and stay stuck in a 5.8-inch world. No matter what important decision making was made from the outside, no matter how much pain someone suffered, at a distance that I could not easily reach, I became dulled by the stimulus. Since many people nowadays call 'Blue Corona', I also can't get rid of my depression. Anyway, if it wasn't in direct contact with me, I was absorbed in thinking that if I enjoyed it, I wouldn't care.
Life is an unstoppable journey, photo by ordinary goddess
It doesn't matter what you do or not, time flies. Someone starts looking for new things to do when they get stuck and procrastinating on them, but I go through the days helpless and meaningless. The darkness and gloom within me deepened, perhaps because the world had turned hazy. In a mess where the end is unknown, people are chasing the direction of money. The faces you face every day are no longer just talking about life in the world and the people around them. Overall, only financial stories like stocks and investments.
However, few people said that it was also profitable. In this news, the situation of corona infection was reported as well as the story of the emergence of the power of vaccine investment as headlines. In the era of stopping growth, various economic and investment theories have penetrated deep into people's daily lives. This is definitely an important story in my life, but for some reason, my heart remains in vain. I feel sorry for the myriad attempts to somehow create ladders of opportunity for self-improvement and society that can no longer provide a fence for growth and security for individuals.
"Life goes on"
As my heart struggles with such harsh reality, I think of my own utopia. Rather than dreaming of a world where the corona has disappeared or an economic prosperity that I myself eat well and live well for, I imagine myself that I don't lose the laughter and happiness in my normal everyday life. It is a way of comforting me in reality, where my energy has been exhausted by work and people after being hungry to pursue the same goals as other people. A small hut that had quietly closed its eyes in the cold wind and was radiating a warm glow in the thick conifers forest somewhere in the distance. No matter how bitter the cold waves hit me, I could feel the warmth and love inside.
Illness has taken our distance and freedom, but the journey of life continues. It is said that ordinary life has ceased, but there is a 'lull' in life, but no 'cessation'. Still alive are people who have run out of breath. You have to move forward without stopping. Anxiety can crush your shoulders and grow unbearable, but life goes on. And finally, you have to take the next step to see what weight is on your back. Just as so many people in the frozen world remain silent, I too have to guard my place.
In a future where we are both afraid and excited about not being confirmed, there is another step for us. I believe that hope will remain strong if we consider it a time of reflection to look back at the things we have forgotten because of the swift currents and the leap forward time for tomorrow.