on proportionality

Covid lockdown has been has been going on for an effective 16 months, granted there's been occasional relaxation but lives were forever altered. Experiences altered.

People were kept apart from their loved ones due to movement restrictions, couldn't visit family and friends for so many months is brutal, cooped up within walls, not able to socialize with circles, not able to travel or have their way with their favorite pastime. Not being able to fully explore options and take chances.

Imagine how kids & students whose supposedly on a their formative days and developmental phase fare in these pandemic times.

For adults there might be financial stressors as well, job losses, pay cuts, failing business, overdue commitments, shrinking savings. Uncertainties. Not to mention external turmoil that can add grim outlook to things.

Losses of loved ones and friends due to covid are another big stressors. Even grieving process is altered making hard for people to deal with the unprepared demise of people who are dear.

I mean, these are the stabilizers for people's soundness. I believe if there's an index that measure Rakyat's stress levels it would be so high right now. 

High stress level among people is one thing that can be attributed to rising incidence of domestic cases(not necessarily domestic violence) as reported in mainstream media recently. When two people both have been bottling up so much personal stress live together, friction are bound to happen. If not managed wisely (which can be the case when stress compromise mental soundness) any domestic disputes can flare up to bigger issues. Snowballed. Escalated. People lose sight of the true situation and not seeing resolution as shared goal.

I am just laying it all out here man just because.

Here I am trying to make sense why my partner's intrepretation and reaction to some of my remarks are so disproportionate like no spectrum straight to the extremes Haha. One way to explain is from the built-up lockdown stress. Take refuge in understanding.

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As of the date this post was written, the world is still braving the pandemic with mixed results- one step forward two steps back. Then proceeds confidently to cartwheel and somersault before got hit by a truck. Figuratively.

For the second year, people were forced to live differently or face the dreadful risk of contracting next new strain of the virus. Latest one is one nasty variant codenamed Delta. Pathogens has been and will always be playing catch with mankind.

Bleak economic forecast, restrictions in activity impacts the economic machinery and the effect is deep...badly widen the already skewed wealth gap and in principal shrink purchasing power of the masses. 

Social and physical isolation can break spirits. Missing dear family and friends.

I have peers who shared grim stories of staring death in the face because of covid and its complications, and I also know people who were gone too soon..succumbed to the virus. 

I too, realized the tension growing inside from mundane routine coupled with long hours of remote working and cooped up in a pigeon hole as a place to live.

This narrative is not the most coherent piece lol. Thats what I get for a lousy job committing to this blog. But I'll try to make time.

A lot of things that can be seen in negative light. It takes some effort to be optimistic and hopeful in these challenging times. Hope to maintain headspace in correct place and put things into the right perspective.

In the times of uncertainties, conserve.