WHAT DID I LIKE THE MOST DURING COVID PERIOD?
In the days we continue to go through, we are still confused. I don’t think of things like “we have returned to ourselves”, “we have rested ourselves”, “we have stopped”, which we hear a lot these days; because it doesn’t seem that way from where I look at it. As a very dear friend of mine said, we have gone through and are going through times when everyone says “we need to stop” but we cannot stop much.
Although there are many issues to complain about; I looked at what I loved about this period;
– First of all, I liked living a situation together. In other words, the state of experiencing a commonality in thought, fear and expectation brought a strange sense of unity. Meeting on a common ground with every familiar and unfamiliar person; for example, the strange dynamics of working from home, not being able to hug your loved ones even if you really wanted to, sympathy in anxiety were common.
– Then the messages of consolation or optimism we tried to give each other strengthened this commonality. Although anxiety has a counterpart in our own world, we became stronger while cheering the other.
– Even though we could not make space for all the things we wanted to do, the question “What do I really want?” puzzled us more. Sometimes, even if we cannot give the answers, the question is left hanging; of course, the answer will come.
– Increased contact with home (even out of necessity) has raised awareness about our own space. Questioning about relationships or space became inevitable. We realised the meaning of confrontation, not escape.
– Some walls were lifted with the more frequent involvement of home dynamics in life. For example, during a serious meeting, a baby in its mother’s lap or a child’s sudden kiss on the cheek of a parent made us all smile. As every desk at home turned into a classroom or an office, family dynamics intertwined, or the visibility of our space and what we projected to the outside world, some boundaries disappeared and sincerity increased.
– When problems are common, our focus on other cities, countries, continents and lands has increased. Similar conditions or needs have made sensitivity to the “other” inevitable.
– In every meeting that took place in front of the screen, the distant became a little closer for me. I witnessed more and more that it is possible to feel the same things as a person in another environment and culture, or to share and be companions despite our differences.
While this period still continues to teach and experiences continue to diversify, how much innovation does the new period contain and what more awaits us; we will live and see.
