Quarantine

I’ve been in quarantine for 3 months now. I don’t have the virus but I’m doing it as a precaution. Of course, if I am asymptomatic then I don’t want to infect others. If I get infected, let’s pray I would recover soon.

I am not worried about myself. What I am worried about is my parents who are in their 70’s already. I cannot take care of them alone if both of them get sick, for it would require other people’s help. What we need are brave doctors and nurses. People who are considered heroes in our time of great need. Money becomes obsolete and our health is our top priority. It’s survival of the fittest. A game that no one wins.

Quarantine is expensive for a governmental standpoint. You will need lots of resources at your disposal. Poor countries depend on those rich ones who expect them to help in this calamity because there is no one else! I am afraid of wars that may explode if this gets worse. The economic meltdown was the reason that started World War 2. Now, North Korea is much of a concern if they are dying because of sanctions. It may spark another war, a nuclear war.

I am not adding fuel to the fire that would add anxiety to our lives that the virus has already caused. I am simply predicting a future that might eventually happen, giving us time to reflect and a time to ask for forgiveness. Our sins have brought us here and we cannot blame others. God in His patience, gave us conflicts for us to realize that life on earth is just a puff of smoke. In times of emergency, two things might happen: It might bring out the best in us, or the worst in us.