How dear little things are.

I never foresaw the new decade to leap into a tumultuous phase. I remember during the week of the new year's eve everything was a bit unstable over here at my end with my mom recovering from an infection that almost cost her life and left leg, piles of crazy bills left and right and the house rent which was miraculously settled.

The times were not in my family's favour but still since there was life, there was hope and after the new year celebrations, sailing a bit into 2020 exploded with a global pandemic that spread like wildfire, putting the whole world on standstill.

I have seen so many people on social media reminiscing about the things they took for granted when the whole world was still balanced but yet, grateful for the remedy the internet is providing to make the whole world remain a global village and how it cushions interconnectedness of different individuals across all continents.

Many miss a lot of things. Some miss eating their favorite pizza, some miss drinking their favorite premium coffee, some miss going out to club, some miss going to the gym, some miss going on vacation, some miss attending their various religious temple, some miss going out for shopping, some miss going to the beach, some are separated from their love ones and long to be in their arms once again.

Now this pandemic has made a lot of us realize how these little things with insignificance gather importance when they are pulled together. The whole quarantine and social distancing demands has stationed a mindset within many inciting thoughts of what really matters and what doesn't.

Personally, having my butt sit down all day at home and only to head out when it is necessary has swayed me to join the wagon of those who took some certain things for granted but I won't say I took so many things for granted.

In my own case, given the class I fall into. I haven't really had much opportunity that I squandered or took for granted. Human beings are gregarious in nature but the few opportunities that crossed my path were utilized has long as I had the capacity for it.

The only thing I never took for granted and I miss till date is my maternal grandma who passed away from the claws of cancer two years ago. She was one of the very first persons to encourage me incessantly to further my academics into the university no matter the setbacks.

I miss her smiles, food, care, scolding, embrace, compassion, laughter, advice, counsel, wisdom, life experience, stories, proverbs, prayers and inspiration.

This is the only thing I miss. I don't have many occasions of things I took for granted because I was more of an indoor person and had less opportunity. The only thing that I miss is the rationed social life I had with the outside world. Apart from that, I have redirected my life to the crypto space.

Moving forward, I just hope that the medical sector in the frontline combating this virus subdues it soon, so that people can go about their normal life and cuddle or hold dear those things they took for granted.

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