How to Consume Quarantine Time during Pandemic Covid-19

Thousands of People are dying because of the worldwide spread of this pandemic disease that has run a wave of fear among the people around the globe. This has affected the whole world altogether and the fear of the unknown has often led to the feelings of panic. Psychologically, people have been lead into the face of the certainty of lacking control. Recently, the population throughout the world have been facing significant economic, physical, social, and psychological impacts of coronavirus. Not knowing that how to get on with this virus, for many, this at large is depressed, despondent, and desolate situation. People have been quarantined to homes from busiest of their routine. Consequently, in this situation, people have to maximize their time for great improvements in them as well as others. So that at the end of the quarantine they will have something to say and something to appreciate. They will have feelings of accomplishment that they have done something productive and have carried the days successfully. They feel proud of their selves for the contribution that will be counted as a wise decision. Rather than going round the bend or feeling sick of the current situation, therefore, they should seize the opportunity. People are not living in the 16th Century where they had to set on the long journeys to explore the world, whenever they got time, where they had to strive to acquire knowledge, where they had to work very hard to learn new skills. They are the inhabitants of 21st Century where technology has hit the heights. They can explore the world, acquire knowledge and have several skills by sitting at home.

Currently, a huge number of websites are working on online education where one has been offered with thousands of online courses by different foreign/international as well as local websites like digiskills.pk or British online learning etc. where one can enroll in the courses of one’s interest and at the end of the day he/she will be able to achieve the certificates. It will add to one’s skills as well as in resume. Another best way to keep one busy is home décor. If one is sick of that monotonous setting of his/her home and has been thinking of transforming the home to a better look then don’t wait it’s the perfect time to roll your sleeves up. One can take several tutorials, courses and tips for home décor on Google, YouTube, Guide Books, and magazines. If one doesn’t exactly know where to start, he/she can have a look at different DIYs on YouTube, magazines or Guide Books. However, if one is well satisfied with home design no matter, he/she can also consider deep cleaning of home in this pandemic as it is a necessity of the time too. One has to keep oneself and surrounding safe by taking care of the cleaning. Most people complain of lack of time, therefore, these days they have got a great deal of time to steal a march on their desires.

Many of us had to take different courses for a long, others had to try their hands on different recipes. If one loves cooking then book the next few days for cooking ones favorite but healthy food for his/her loved ones. But most importantly, as in the long run, people have long forgotten to live for themselves. Making time for one’s self is a must thing to do. Take great care of oneself and family by caring them keeps great importance. Moreover, book lovers can get on with reading. Reading is an addiction to book addicts, this is a great opportunity to consume themselves in reading. Furthermore, if one is bored out of one’s mind, there are plenty of the latest books to read. If one is not sure what to read, he/she can take guidance by checking a list of world’s bestselling books of the last few years or a list of previous year’s most-read books. One can also have a look at book reviews by different critics to help to choose books of one’s interest. When one reads one has plenty of ideas to speak as well as to write. If one gets bored of reading he/she can start writing to stretch thinking and meditation. Just choose the best corner of the home to sit and meditate there. Think differently, meet with own shadows, meet oneself, ponder over own personality for transformation, create a different world for oneself as well as for the others.

Furthermore, people also have an option of consuming their time by watching favorite TV shows, movies, talk shows, or most trending series on Netflix or any other websites are there to look on. People can spend hours and hours to watch their favourite shows but they have to be mindful of their eating habits because most of people have eating habit while watching TV. Many people eat snacks or fast food or unhealthy things. While this situation strictly restricts people from overeating or eating unhygienic food. Eating excessively may give rise to obesity that may weaken the immune system. With weak immunity, there are more chances of attack of Covid-19 even if one is young. Due to the hectic days, people have forgotten the sit-ins with their families, elders or even younger’s. People are no more able to take time out of their busy schedules to be with families. This is a great opportunity to speak heart and mind to their loved ones. This is the time to recall your memories of good times together and laugh out loud that will please you. Amid this people also have to manage time for exercise to keep their mind and body fit. One can take walk into fresh air as well to keep oneself safe and healthy. There are hundreds of tasks to keep one consumed when people have been driven to their homes. Do not let your hours, days and weeks slip out of your hands otherwise, you will regret it. It’s not a big deal to let the time fly without doing anything productive. But people should keep themselves busy with favorable tasks despite current circumstances so that at the end they can say that they made most of their time by doing ruminative activities. Additionally, they will say that they stayed at home, took rest, took exercise, red books, played games, danced, and listened to their favourite music. Moreover, they spent their hours learning new skills and that pandemic and that quarantine worked for their betterment.

Hina Mahar
Hina Mahar
The writer has graduated in English Literature from NUML, Islamabad and is currently teaching at IBA-PUBLIC school Sukkur, Sindh.