27.06.2022 Jasmin Schweizer
Back to field one. Unimaginable a short time ago, what I only know from science fiction movies that I don't want to watch anyway has come to pass. Eerie silence, deserted streets, eerie stillness. The world as we humans know it no longer exists.
We stay at home. Some of us retreat, unable to get out of bed, let alone into our sweatpants, to lounge on the sofa, reading in the best case or, more often, watching TV series on a continuous loop. Others organize themselves all the more assiduously: baking, tinkering, cleaning out, devoting themselves to things they have always wanted to do or should do.
So there's plenty of time to think not only about where this situation will lead us, but also about where I want to steer my ship of life.
It's not easy for me not to lose my optimism in the face of all the bad news that we hear every day and that no one seems to be able to avoid. How does such a small something, which is invisible to the naked eye and to which we have given the term virus, manage to turn our entire world upside down to such an extent? Life's what it is. I'm down on my knees and beg for some ease.
And what does Homo sapiens (wise man, mind you) do? From denial to belittlement to panic, there is something for everyone. Everyone is next to himself, this principle works not only on a small scale, but also within the world community. Lucky those who live in a well-organized, prosperous country and can call a government their own that doesn't take sides with any of the aforementioned, and that moderately, resolutely and seriously faces this challenge and doesn't lose sight of the big picture.
I trust and function, knowing that the state of emergency will eventually pass. Humility and reverence are great words that come to mind. I humbly acknowledge that my actions also influence life on this planet and that I contribute just as much to the current situation, keyword zoonosis. I realize once again that we humans are only a small part of nature. In terms of evolutionary history, we have only inhabited this planet for a short time, but in terms of negative effects we have already left a huge footprint. Reverently, I acknowledge that nature does not need us. Nature does not judge between good and evil, fair and unfair. Nature is. With or without us.
What to do. I will find my way in the jungle of now normal insanity consisting of negative headlines, keeping my distance, wearing masks and being tested. I'm settling in between regret that, in terms of dealing with it, there will no longer be a carefree life as before and confidence in a more sustainable, more conscious life afterwards. I stumble on my life, oh that's just all. Please help me believe that I'll find my way.
I think I'm not the only one.
translated from the original German version
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