Picture: José Marques, Portugal
Looking at the bright side
Living in the midst of a pandemic there are fewer things we can do, but is that really something to fear?
We’ve been given a chance to rethink about everything, about the things we did, we do and we want to do, it’s the perfect time to find motivation. Sure, online classes sound boring when we think about the whole waking up early even though we feel like we are having some really long vacations, but just indulge in this for a second: it occupies less of our time, our schedules are lighter and we get the chance to do a lot of things we feel like doing, one can be working out, writing a novel, playing games with some friends (that’s where the internet comes in handy!) or doing anything else.
This isn’t social distancing, this is pure physical distancing, you still have the means to communicate to anyone you love and wish to talk to. That’s what you should keep in mind, things will get better and the whole world will learn, even if just a tiny bit, about how great the outcomes are when various countries cooperate in order to do something good for mankind. Just like our little big project, that got together a group of teenagers, from four different countries and created bonds stronger than those we could imagine.
João Rodrigo Faria, Portugal