Hoping in the midst of Pandemic

There is no shame in admitting that you are tired and want to give up. But there are million reasons why you should probably continue. Think why you started, be inspired on your WHYs. You are doing it perhaps for the money to provide for your family, or for service just by looking at a patient in the process of healing with his grin. You started because you believed there is something more you can give to your family, to God and the community you live in. Being a useful member of the society is worth every sacrifice you are making now. 

This Pandemic has brought disruptions to our everyday living. It made life difficult to most of us especially the vulnerable and minority. It is not a new knowledge that it is those in lower socioeconomic status who has been greatly impacted by the spread of COVID-19. With all the restrictions being imposed it has cost livelihoods, education and opportunities to be lost/ missed. But as a community, we are resilient and strong. We therefore look up to our public leaders to be more responsible in giving services so that life will continue as normal as possible. We look up to them to take care of those who can no longer do it for themselves. This is not spoon feeding, it is sharing the burden. In return, citizens will be of better utility for common good. In one way or another we are affected by the misery of others. It is sometimes too easy to forget about others and just think of our own selves but that is not what Christ wants. 

The panic and anxiety has grown but we need to trust that this will end. It is difficult to remain calm in this situation not knowing when it will exactly end and not knowing what lies ahead after this. To be sure, it will never be the way it used to. Embracing the new normal and the changed as early as now will prepare us more realistically into the future. One thing is sure there is hope. 

I don't know how to survive in this trying time but my super extended family has thought me to be more trustful to God. I am living with my uncle who has had mild stroke for 7 years, my old aunts some never got married and got laid off from their job, my mother and my brother as well as my some of my cousins in a 2-storey average house. We did not come from money and life (including money) may be difficult but manageable. What I admire about them is their super strong relationship to a Divine entity as if they really believe He exists. As someone who questions sometimes the very existence of God, I am appalled. Nonetheless, up to this time, my faith is shaky. There are times when I still questioned. They are the very reason why I am hopeful. Because of their faith, that is a strong motivation to keep on. Faith has sustained them, it gave them hope to a future, probably giving meaning to their life. 

I am sure that you can relate to this situation. You also have reasons to keep on: personal, spiritual, or whatever. What matters is you believed into something that truly matters that is Hope. There are already too many bad things in this world, and sharing hope to one another might give us a break to this messy world. Let's be kind even just for a while because it matters. It may not seem like it matter to you at the individual level but for the ones receiving that hope and kindness, it matters more than anything else. Give someone hope today!