Quarantine diaries

The stairs creaked as I could distinctly hear my Mother's  voice from across the room as she comes to gingerly wake me up from my slumber. Chores, is what I have to undertake. Her voice grows hoarser and more gentile as I remove the covers and amble towards the washroom to finish off my ablutions, perhaps as a way to kill time from the chores that I plan to shirk the day ahead.

The quarantine has mentally and physically impacted people in more ways that you can imagine. if you could hazard a guess, then people are now indulging in stuff they wouldn't be doing normally.
This is perhaps the trance of boredom and once it seeps in, it is hard to get rid of. I then start having starry fantasies of how I could make these days more meaningful, barring the odd zoom online classes and whatnot. Aspects of these days are made to bring out another side of you, hitherto unexplored. But much to my dismay, Here I was, cutting vegetables and laying drywall or doing the dishes, that sorta stuff. Being sheltered like this has really tipped the scales of my sanity.

This time is however to shape your personality and to hone your skills. This was one are that I have been routinely focusing on. I write this post as a means of highlighting the day in the life of almost every quarantined Indian who has a lot of time on his hands. From jostling playfully with my brother to helping the household in the kitchen to running errands, I feel that the quarantine isn't being given due credit, I tip my hat to it. I was slowly becoming a jack of all trades but a master on none and decided to at least pretend like I was passionate about the chores I had to do.

Could I safely say that I have found some purpose these last few months? Yes, I have renounced my goofy ways but just idling about watching movies just doesn't make my day anymore.

Any-who, The lock-down in a way has fueled my passion and pushed me beyond my comfort zone, if you can call eat, sleep, repeat as a comfort zone. I'm trying to ease my way into society by breaking from my shell.

The day in y life is nothing but a double-edged sword , but give it time and trust me It will grow on you.

The chores that I used to hate are now being enjoyed by me as I see a sense of purpose grapple my very self, My physical self and my astral self(for all you Doctor Strange fans out there), please invest in yourself during this quarantine because this surreal experience may be a menace to the outside world, but if you pep yourself up to get up and do something worthwhile, I promise you that you will redeem yourself. This is an honest confession when I state that the Patriarch of the family was rather happy to see my transformation. Astonishing what a few drops of a focus can do!

The vicious cycle actually gives me a sort of creative high and then I find myself squabbling with my brother or my parents and the rest of the day is devoted to dear ol' college academics.

Ahh! the thought of exams sets my teeth on edge but what can one do apart from just waiting it out.
The quarantine is a exercise of self-worth, patience and self-measure. It seems to be testing waters for the general populace but this storm can be braved, just unite yourselves and don't flout rules.

Till then, find and engage yourself in activities that give your spare time some meaning and purpose. I have and now there is no stopping me. I write this article with tears of joy that have inundated my very being as  I now finally overjoyed with the person that I have become.