Thank You for This Isolation Experience
During this month of isolation, from the initial frustration, to gradually feeling a sense of resignation, and eventually to later on, I began to start thanking this isolation.
At the beginning, I felt like a caged beast, even going downstairs to throw out the trash felt like a huge risk. I was used to the hustle and bustle of the city and loved the nightlife and wine and fancy dinners, but now I could only feel like a beast trapped and bound, lying by the window watching the scenery outside and letting out low growls!
As more bad news came flooding in, watching the heroes rush to Wuhan, my initial anxiety was replaced by resignation. I began to seek out every piece of good news on television and the internet. Sometimes hearing a hero fall made me feel pain, with tears in my eyes. I hoped they would all return safely, and that my comfortable stay at home was nothing compared to their bravery.
Every evening after dinner, to pass the time, I would find ways to play games with my two-and-a-half-year-old child, or play cards with my grandmother who is almost 60 years old. I was busy and tired, and I never thought about playing cards, but I was already no match for her, and my child was already able to ride a bicycle everywhere! When I looked closely at my grandmother, I realized that she had already grown gray hair, and my child had grown to 90 centimeters tall. These were things I had never seen before!
At this time, the isolation was still continuing, but the good news was coming one after another, and we could see the victory was within reach; the isolation continued, and the evening card games and family games were repeated, but now we were more intimate and warm because we were missing more strangeness!
During this month of isolation, I felt lucky! Outside there was danger, and I had compassionate heroes; at home, I was troubled, and I had warm family reunions!
You too, how was your experience during this month of isolation?
