POST ECQ: Impression & Expectation

By Gil delos Santos

Aklan will be in the GCQ status soon. I have a mixed feelings in as far as expectation in the days to come is concerned. As long as no vaccine come into existence, widely produced; and distributed worldwide, life will never be the same again. We can never be complacent to do the things we regularly do everyday without considering the fear of infection anytime we're socially out to do the usual everydaylife. This is the reality we have to face as soon as ECQ is lifted. Instead of rejoicing, be more cautious. What's scary is the possibility of covid's second wave attact that might claim more lives, bring more crisis. Learn the story and the lesson of the spanish flu that occurred after the ww1 that claimed millions of life. The two most significant measures to address this pandemic problem in reality are not the easiest to achieve: mass testing and vaccine creation. Expect that the next 12 months would still be a full circle apprehension and economically painful.

In otherhand, a part of me tells me that the "new normal" as a result of the ECQ has the greatest impacts on humanitarian aspect and the environment that I want to keep and observe. While Mother Nature beauty rests, the rest of us take a pause to all witness the counter dramatic effects on the aspects of our planet's recuperation and the humanity's changed outlook on life's simplicity as the new class and their stirred desire to help one another regardless of life statuses.

As the enhanced community quarantine fades its effectivity in papers, let's continue to nurture our ENHANCED humanitarian heart to appreciate the simple things in life. YOUR ANGER, your wealth, your social status, your self-importance, your INABILITY TO LISTEN...will all fall into the grave of insignificance if you continue to see yourself sitting at the shimmering throne of ego.

Furthermore, let's not be driven by excitement to go out socially more than understanding the real danger of infection as we do not know who's a virus carrier or not. Be cautious by all means!

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