HOW COVID CHANGED MY LIFE AS A 20-YO

Sanuj Raj
5 min readJul 19, 2021

This post is dedicated to all those who lost their loved ones to Covid. Always remember don’t wholly depend on the government, to them you’re just a number, but to your family, you are their entire world.

So judge less and do whatever you always wanted to do, because these tough times have truly shown us life’s short.

PLEASE DON’T TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED

The Covid situation was very intense for some people as some of them lost their loved ones to the pandemic which forever changed their life. Earlier those who used to take life for granted were hit hard in the head with the realization that within a matter of circumstances it could end forever. The main problem arose when people thought the pandemic was over after the first wave, they didn’t realize a second wave would arrive that would shatter everybody’s life and change it forever.

No one cares until you’re famous, rich, or dead.

This is my humble request to everyone, please don’t take anything for granted and enjoy life to the fullest. There is no one in the world that would provide you with health unless you want to be healthy, it is a state of mind that comes from within when you spend time with the ones you love. So be happy and always know that you were lucky to open your eyes every day during the pandemic.

ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST

Moments like these come and go, the only thing that remains with you forever is your life and you are the sole proprietor of it so never take anything for granted and be happy for what you have and enjoy it to the fullest. The only thing you need to realize is that everybody’s life is not the same and what you choose to ignore can be a gift for somebody, when you realize these aspects of life then surely you would have matured and started appreciating the little things in life.

You’ll never be criticized by someone whose doing more, you’ll always be criticized by someone who is doing less.

You would never understand the pain, the people who lost their loved ones are going through. The pandemic has taught us one thing, life is short, and we should make the most out of it. If you don’t do what your heart tells then it will always be late to start again. People will come and go, things will come and go but what will remain is you and your thought process so thinking that time is less you should do what your heart tells you to do otherwise the people will are always present to torture you.

The sad part is, time is less but the good part is, we still have time.

IT MADE ME REALIZE WHO I REALLY WAS

Our life makes us busy with the usual chores and it makes us forget the little things that need to be cherished. This pandemic gives everyone numerous mood swings because of non-interact with people which is the basic principle of human psychology. In the vastness of this world, the pandemic made me realize how small of an entity I was. Humans are a very small entity in this world, in front of mother nature and they are living in a world made by nature, not by humans people always forget that.

Focus on being the best you’ll be disappointed, focus on doing the best you’ll never fail.

The things that you want to control are pretty much uncontrollable and acknowledgment of this in the early stages of your life will surely give you a boost over others. Life presents itself to those who wait for the perfect moment. The only problem is that people don’t believe in the future and they also don’t believe in the fact that life has so many things planned for them in the future, for which they will be presented at the right time, but people sooner or later become restless and fearful.

So just keep calm and enjoy the process peacefully.

ALSO STARTED NEW THINGS ON PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE

In this pandemic, everybody had some extra time on their hand and everyone wanted to learn some new things on their own. This goes true with me also as I also started a few things for which I was passionate about and I hope this will continue for the rest of my life.

This is the best way of making something wonderful out of nothing.

Reading books is something which I think everyone should do as it introduces you to the minds of those geniuses who lived greater lives than you did and they did what you want to do, so as a repercussion it will teach you certain things which you didn’t think existed before. It will surely give you an upper hand in certain things over others.
People should start with the things for which they are passionate about and I think it is a great way to boost their well-being in every which way possible. Trust me, if you become serious about reading books then there will be no stopping you and you will surely live a better life and may be able to make the lives of people around you better in the long run.

STARTED THINKING LONG-TERM

The slower you are at the beginning of doing something, the more the outcome will be at last. The progress in the early stages should be as slow as possible because it will help you build the basics for that skill and make your fundamentals more clear. Success will surely come to those who will believe in the process. And those who wait for the good things will also be benefitted in the process.
As a disclaimer people should always remember the things that they are doing today are the results of thoughts five years in the past, and what you’ll be doing in the future will also depend on your thought process today.

When making goals think big, but while making progress think small.

Short-term goals have their own advantages and disadvantages whereas on the other side long-term goals have their particular merits and demerits. Each should be done with a clear thought process.

Always remember Coca-Cola sold only 8 servings in its first year of existence but today after a century later they sell over 1 billion servings a day. So always trust yourself and believe in the process.
The power of not giving up is real.

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