COVID Diary: Stop Living in Fear

The mood in the UK at the moment is changing. We’ve gone from strictly adhering to full lock-downs, to actively ignoring much lighter restrictions.

Here’s a friend’s take on the COVID situation which I don’t necessarily agree with, but I think expresses genuine concerns that families in similar situations would empathise with.

Said this from day one. I don’t do track and trace and I don’t go by these new crap covid rules. If you knew how long you had left would you still act like all this is normal? This is now way beyond a virus, the High Court in Spain has ruled against the government that a lockdown is illegal and against human rights. Please, don’t look back 5 years from now & have to admit that you spent an entire year of your life wearing a mask, cooped up in your house & avoiding all the people you love. A year in your life that you’ll never get back.

I am not saying this virus isn’t real, or that there aren’t people that could really be affected. If you’re at risk, take precautions, absolutely. Every single day is a risk. Car accident, flu… our days were numbered before this. That has not changed.BUT, we should not be forced to live in fear.

We went from being a free nation to being told we couldn’t go to school, couldn’t go to our grandma’s house, couldn’t pay respects to a loved one through a funeral…. and when we were allowed to do these things, we were told how long we could be there, how far apart we have to be, what to wear…Yes, your health matters. But you know what else matters? Family. Friends. School dances. Football games. Family vacations. Neighbourhood BBQs. Life.

One day, you’ll hug your grandma, mum, dad, brother for the last time. One day, your best friend will cry on your shoulder for the last time. One day, your son will play his last football game. One day, your daughter will wear her last Formal dress. One day, they’ll have their last day of school. One day, you’ll spend your last day laughing with your Mam. One day, you’ll dance your last dance.

Don’t waste the days you have by living in fear, because that’s what this virus is all about, control and fear. Your time here on earth matters. Live your life while you have the chance, we will all die someday Virus or no virus.

Stop living in fear.

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