Boring 2020
Bretina Rajkumari *
It's been a while since we have seen our schools. For some boring months of 2020, we have spent our lives at our homes without much interactions with our friends.
It feels terrible without our friends who are always there to entertain us in some dull moments in our lives.
For a student, it's indeed a huge disadvantage and it also feels so miserable for not being able to enjoy ourselves in school. The situation is undeniable, so it can't be helped.
So I immediately jumped down to write about my memories of school. Even though I'm still in school, I wanted to write on this topic because I just feel grimly about not being able to attend school for so long.
During these current difficult and boring times, my mind never forgets to remind me of the times of my school days before the pandemic. Those heartfelt memories with my friends just gave me a recap of how enthusiastic and happy those days were.
I expected that this year would be more exciting but unfortunately, it didn't turn out to be so great and it just went by with the time.
On sunny and warm days of spring, it was so satisfying to play around or walk around the playgrounds in school. It really feels wonderful just to think about it. Yet in this year every day feels the same and not so exciting.
However, I'm remembering those happy things and writing it with a smile on my face, it feels heavenly.
Do you also get such feelings? And during this pandemic, I miss my school, my friends, and more importantly my normal life with the school as a student.
It is already December and schools have not yet started till now. Yes, online classes are going well but I think it is not sufficient enough. We need to give our best in learning, so even in this current situation, I think it's better not to neglect.
But as we don't have our offline classes so we are often distracted by other things. To take an easy example, I get distracted to electronic gadgets a lot and that's pretty normal nowadays.
Distractions to gadgets have increased due to this pandemic situation because we've got so much spare time than usual and also less outdoor activities.
I miss going to school but also scared to be with many people around. However, currently, the situation is not very strict than before so we are let loose for now. But who knows when the situation might get more awful at any time.
Moreover, it's winter now and as we all know that many people get sick in this season, it is creating a vulnerable condition to be infected by COVID-19. We need to be more cautious and careful about this unwished situation.
Do you also feel depressed some time thinking about this? Probably we are now used to this situation. Whenever we have classes I always wonder about our regular classrooms. Leaving the school atmosphere for a long time is lifeless.
And also our usual outdoor life has deteriorated but keeping ourselves entertained is a must. All those refreshing and humorous moments with our friends and teachers is all I've been longing for all these months in 2020.
We feel scared, frustrated, anxious and angry at the same time for being jailed for months. But when the time comes it'll be alright I think so better to stay positive with our thoughts. That void for some exciting and happy moments will get filled when things will eventually fall into its places.
We just have to hope for the best outcomes. I've been despairing about this situation but keeping hope should always be a choice.
What do you think about such things and what do you usually do to kill time during this pandemic?
* Bretina Rajkumari wrote this article for The Sangai Express
This writer is a class 8 student of UNACCO Meitram and can be reached at romariork96(AT)gmail(DOT)com
This article was webcasted on December 22 2020.
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