Ephesians 6:12
“For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”
It has been a while since I wrote on my blog. But I did’nt stop writing eversince, instead I wrote them in my notebooks. Because sometimes, it’s easier to just pick up a pen and a notebook and write while sipping a cup of coffee or tea than to go to my computer, turn it on and write. I could also get distracted by the vast informations online, easily available for me while I write. So, I resolve to writing journals instead. Oh, I already lost track of how many notebooks I made, filled with my thoughts and gibberish squabblings.
January 1, 2020, I wrote in my journal: ” I believe that this year will be exciting. It will a year of synchronicities!” Futher on, I wrote: ” Never take anything for granted; seek for improvement, empowerment, gratefulness and generosity (service). May these words be the driving force this year.”
At that time, I only heard little news about the Wuhan situations. I’m working in Immigration and had some interactions with Chinese nationals. I had a feeling that the virus could spread, well-aware of the people’s travel patterns.
March 11, 2020: our country locked-down and made us all aware the seriousness of the virus. It was spring. We were optimistic. There were not many casualties. Summer came and the country opened up again; but with several restrictions. The kids went back to school. Businesses re-opened and we had a wonderful summer vacation, inspite of the restrictions.
Fall: the number of infected were on the rise again. More restrictions and some municipalities have total lock-down. A new variation of Covid-19 was discovered. I could sense turmoil in the government as they were trying to decide about the course of the nation. But vaccine was promised. Probably by the end of december. We are optimistic.
Dec 2020: Winter and Christmas is approaching. We made plans of how to spend Christmas. We had to accept that we all cannot be together: my family. The number of infected is three times higher than the number last spring. Death tolls rises everyday. But we are still optimistic about the new vaccine.
But it does not matter for me now.
As I’m writing this blog; slowly and catching my breath. I’m Covid-19 positive.
It’s the end of 2020. We learned a lot of lessons this year. It made us re-visit our vision and re-focus our priorities. I will not succumb to this invisible enemy!
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