What’s good in 2020?

I know most of us—everyone probably hates the year 2020. Some maybe think it was the worst year. No one can blame us for thinking that way but let’s also look at the good side. Year 2020 may be the worst for giving us hardship, deaths, typhoons, tragedies and all the chaos we faced but it is not a failure.

In fact, it makes us stronger than before. It makes our faith stronger. And makes our family bond stronger. Only few have noticed the good things that 2020 brought us but all of us benefit from it. You may deny it but if you look through you’ll realize that it makes sense at all.

What’s good in 2020? Well, in my own perspective although there are plenty of bad things that happened but there are also plenty of good things. In general, there are three best things that 2020 gives us.

1. Faith

Faith. For me and for some of us also, there are times where our faith becomes stronger throughout the year 2020 but there are also times where it was shaken. 2020 is a year that tested our faith in so many ways. Some of us asked God why this needs to happen, or why did he allow it, or something like that. Some were shaken completely and some found their way back to God.

I even knew someone who thinks that this is God’s punishment to us, for all of our sins and for being greedy. But no, it isn’t. Let’s just not forget that God will never put us in a situation where he knows we can’t handle.

2. Bond

Bond. Before everything of these happens, we seldom spend our time in our homes. Adults were busy in their business or in making money and any adult matters while adolescents were busy spending time with their ‘Barkadas’ and friends. House isn’t a home anymore. They feel more at home at their workplaces and with their friends' company, even on holidays.

But when general community quarantine was mobilized and everyone was told to never leave their houses, this improves the bond in every family. Every dinner was great. A house completely feels like home.

3. Survival

Survival. This doesn’t mean for being alive all this time but for being able to hold on until the end of the year. 2020 taught us to fight, to never give up, and to be strong. We tend to fight for our lives but our battle in this year was not just solely for ourselves but for everyone who loves us as well.

Most of us think that this year is a failure but try to look closely, it isn’t at all. Year 2020 may bring us great pain and sorrow but in return it makes our mind, heart and soul stronger. We don’t know what 2021 may give us but for sure we know that whatever happens in year 2021 and for the future years we will all face and surpass it just fine because 2020 helps us to become stronger and braver.

So let’s not hate 2020 anymore, instead, let’s close the chapter with a smile on our faces knowing that whatever 2020 throws at us we surpass it all and we survive with a better version of ourselves. And now, we’re all ready to face what 2021 may give us so let’s all forget the hate, say our thank you’s, and bid our farewell to the year 2020.