COVID-19
has altered our lives for more than a year now. It has had an enormous impact
on our daily lives. Working from home
was recommended to many of us and it lasted for quite a while. The little
things that we used to take for granted before the pandemic brought us
happiness that we never even noticed. Although many of us struggled because of
the abrupt changes, we still managed to get through it and learned to live in
the new normal. Some of us had plans laid out but due to the restrictions
brought by the situation, these plans had to be changed. Yet we discovered new
hobbies that helped us cope up with the stress and anxieties. A "blessing
in disguise" one might say.
One of these hobbies is
gardening. Some people who suddenly had to stay home discovered their passion
and interest in taking care of flowers or plants in their houses or apartments,
plantitas as we call them in the Filipino language.
Another
hobby that some of us discovered was enjoying the beauty of nature and
appreciating the natural scenery on the outskirts of town since most people had
to return to their hometowns before the lockdown happened. Some people enjoyed
solitude and took the opportunity to relax. The
aforementioned activities were just some of the ones that most people got into
during the pandemic.
Life might
throw challenges at us and things may not go as we plan, but we must always look
at the silver linings at times of difficulty and uncertainty.
altered:変えた
enormous :多大な
daily lives:日常生活
granted:当たり前
restriction:制限
cope up:対処する
anxieties:不安な気持ち
blessing in disguise:不幸中の幸い
appreciating :鑑賞
solitude:孤独
aforementioned:前述の
