Things we can learn from COVID-19

Wash your hands.
Lend a helping hand.
Care for those in need.
Respect your elders.
Pause.
Spend time with loved ones.
Actually pay attention.
Take care of yourself.
Stop running around.
Prioritise [your] essentials.
Don’t be a hoarder.
Stop chasing everything.
Be grateful for what you have.
Be grateful for those around you.
We are in this [world] together.
Stop fighting change.
Learn something new.
Stop over-identifying with comforting habits.
Stop blaming the world.
Stop blaming yourself.
Take responsibility of your actions.
Take responsibility of your time.
Take responsibility of your mind.
Be brave for yourself.
Be considerate to others.
Be mindful of what’s going on [outside and inside].
Be real about what this means.
Be open to what it could mean – for the world, for yourself.
Be positive.
Be a better person.

Profound lessons.

From a pandemic.

The real question –

[Is not – why do we need a pandemic to teach us this?]

But –

When all this is over.
And we have come out on the other side.

What will it all be worth, if we remain unchanged?

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