Overcoming the challenges of COVID-19

 COVID-19 has been a big problem for all of us. It causes us a lot of things, like lockdown, being far from friends, not being able to go outside, not being able to have fun anymore, not being able to go to school to study. Can you imagine how long wen waited to be free again? We all thought that this virus would last a week or two, but still here. Maybe we are now able to go outside, study at school again, be with our friends again, and have fun again, but it isn't the same anymore. A lot of things changed. Our life changed. For the past 2 years, we have suffered a lot. We gained a lot of mental illness. I, as a student, also experienced anxiety. So, let me tell you a little piece of my life, one of my days being locked up in my own house.

I am a grade 7 student, turning grade 8 when the COVID-lockdown started. I was so happy back then because I thought the lockdown would only last a week. So, I enjoyed the weeks being in our house. But then, I waited for the weeks to pass, waiting for the government to lift the lockdown because I already missed my friends, but it didn't happen. The new school year has begun, and I have been waiting for the government to announce that the lockdown has been lifted, but this has yet to occur. Instead, they announced that we would be having a modular or online class. I said myself, "Cool. This won't take long." But nothing happened. We are still not allowed to go outside without vaccination card. I already miss my friends. Sure, we have our phones to keep them on track, but being beside them is much better. When Grade 9 came, I wasn't expecting a face-to-face-classes anymore. So I pretended that I like being at home, that I liked our arrangement, but I was only lying to myself. I felt anxious every time my eyes saw the modules stuck on my desk. But as a grade-conscious person, I still do my modules, but I know that I am not learning anything. When I tried to learn my lessons on my own, it didn't work. I ended up searching for the answers on Google. When I look at my grades, I see that I have good grades, but instead of being happy, I am disappointed in myself. I do not deserve that grade. 

To overcome my anxiety, I always tell myself that everything will come to an end. I don't know when, but maybe someday. I and my friends cheer each other up and we help each other overcome this challenge that came into our lives. My mother always tells me to keep on going even though it is hard. So I did. I kept walking, and here it was! The hardship that we have been through the past few years has come to an end. It wasn't the end, but at least we can now go study at school full-time-face-to-face, we can now be with our friends. The only thing that I wanted to saw is, "Don't give up, don't let challenges drown you. Keep on swimming. It's okay to take a rest, but don't you ever stop. Just give yourself a break sometimes. You will overcome all the challenges."

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