It was at first traumatic with the corona virus outbreak and the death counts. I was anxious and uncertain about our safety, but, I’m thankful to God, for his protection and also to the media, they did their best in sensitising people on how to prevent the spread of the virus hence, the lockdown imposed by the government.
It was sudden and it shook some of us who are used to dressing up every morning to go out. It was claustrophobic at the first stage of the Lockdown, though I enjoyed the full time company of my family and all; however, there was this lingering feeling or rather uneasiness like my freedom of choice being taken away which kind of put me on the edge but I learnt to adapt because it was for our safety.
So getting comfortable…I got to explore things that I wouldn’t have noticed or taken a second glance at because of my “busy schedule”. I was able to improve my skills in the fashion designing.
I was also able to finish lot of pending books; my relationship with God got more serious; I enjoyed quality time with my family and extended; I was able to reach out to friends, made resolutions with people because life then seemed frail,empty and short, that I got to really understand that it can be snatched at any time so you don’t want to waste time doing things that don’t matter.
I can say the lockdown and strike holiday was a session of illumination for me.