The pandemic for sure brought about many changes and certainly changed the way I now regard the people in 'high places', and sorry to say, not in a positive way!
I, however, do miss some of the old ways before the pandemic!
Still catching our breath...closed for now.
Makaranga Gardens, just one of the countless fatalities of COVID-19, and one of the loveliest places we used to visit. We drove past there a couple of times, and the sign remained, till one day when it was replaced with a closed sign. It was a sad day for us, and I can just imagine it must have been heartbreaking for the owners and staff!
I miss walking through the Makaranga Gardens or having lunch overlooking the stunning and tranquil gardens. I miss the many other places that were swallowed by COVID!
What else do I miss about the pre-pandemic world?
I miss being able to do simple things like sneezing, or coughing, without any furtive looks from people around me;
It could be Covid, you know. My friend's sister's niece had it, and it keeps on coming back. We still have to be careful, you know!
I sneeze a lot!
I'm tired of being told to be careful; it makes me start examining every sore throat, headache, bodily aches, and so forth.
We've all become experts at COVID and the vaccine;
It's the vaccine that did it. Have you ever heard of so many people dying at a young age?
Or;
They never had the vaccine, that's why they got so sick!
Maybe, and that is something else, the maybes.
I've been sneezing and coughing this past weekend. I had a fever, and my nose has now become an open tap! Is it the flu, or is it a new kind of COVID? I miss not having to wonder about that as well!
There have been so many unknowns around COVID-19; far too many conspiracy theories, and doctors telling us after the event that the medical world does not know enough about the vaccine.
I miss not having to worry about taking pills daily to prevent seizures, something very likely triggered by the vaccine!
What else do I miss?
Hard-copy magazines and newspapers all but disappeared and are slowly resurfacing, but I miss my favourite magazines that were never revived! I know we can read online, but I like to turn the pages and feel the paper between my fingers.
I very much miss the many local airlines that closed, as we could travel locally for next to nothing; sadly, that is no longer the case!
Friends and family gatherings have gotten smaller - I miss the togetherness of the whole clan! Even weddings and funerals have gotten smaller; you can watch it remotely, they say, even though the worst of the pandemic has been over for a long while already!
Friends and family used to have heated discussions about their stance on the vaccine, but as the years passed, many of us are now saying that perhaps our anti-vax friends were right! I, for sure, changed my stance and am sorry I did not listen to my wise friends. Thankfully, it did not break up any friendships, otherwise, I'd have something even bigger to miss!
We have talked well into the night with friends about how things were before and after. At the beginning of the pandemic, would any of us have believed just what a change it would bring about in our world? I, for sure, never saw it coming, nor did I ever imagine that some simple things we took for granted would be taken away!
I'm still doing catch-up, and this has been my response to question #49:
What Do You Miss About the Pre-Pandemic World?
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