Because of the coronavirus, our regular social structure has been disrupted, our lives may feel strange, and the stressors of these dramatic and rapid changes are and will affect all of us. The physical and psychological toll will be huge if we do not evolve and adapt in a positive way by accepting what we have control over and what we do not.
This health crisis may be deemed as the Ice Age for our social society. In the future, we may have more interactions with only those people whom we know who have evidence of testing negative for the virus. A medical breakthrough could be a temporary tattoo that is evidence of the virus’s negativity that fades when retesting is necessary. Restaurant owners may have to divide their indoor seating into cubicles where only those who gather know one another. Online dating and simulation, being safe alternatives, may become extremely popular. Our relationships may be fewer but deeper.
We will adapt by adopting new ways of doing things. Yet at the same time, the stress to humans during this type of change could be enormous. Physical symptoms such as hypertension and accidents may rise during the transition. The older you are, the more difficulty you may have adapting while the younger people may seem to fall right into place. That has always been the way. We have seen that evidenced in earlier days, such as the transition from horses to automobiles, gas to electricity, and typewriters to computers. We are not sure that anyone had trouble with the transition to indoor plumbing though!
When you are in the midst of a crisis, the minutes can seem to creep along. Once beyond it and time has passed, it all becomes history. History moves more quickly and may eventually become an interesting read or a dramatic movie. When the movie is made about Covid-19, it will last 2-3 hours in the movie theater or in our living rooms. This has always been the way as it was with WW2, the Viet Nam War, all wars since and this one included. People have died and many may continue to do so as we learn more about this deadly virus. The hope is that we will continue to better understand the science of Covid-19, survive it, and return to a life similar to what we knew before. Hopefully, we will emerge from this crisis with a greater vision of how to live in peace and harmony. We must learn from all that is happening or all of the deaths in our country and around the world will have been in vain.
In the meantime:
- Structure your time
- Connect with others
- Create something to look forward to
- Make a list of things to do and…
- Reward yourself for doing all of this
