Facemask: for protection or just to comply?
Date: May 05, 2022After lunch, I washed the dishes, let my son sleep and I'm free. I visited my noise.cash and interact with my virtual friends there. I share some FT's and comes here after.
I am thinking what topic to write and as usual I ended nothing. I just keep on reading other articles hoping that I may get some idea to write until I was able to read @Lhes article with the title why am I always wearing a face mask? She shared her reason why she always wear a facemask.
Today, let me ask you. Why you wear facemasks? Is it for protection or just to comply? Or might be you still have any other reasons for wearing it.
Today, let me share to you the 4 common reasons why we wear facemask:
For protection
Just to comply
Fashion
Hiding Identity
For Protection
The first and foremost reason why we wear facemask is protection.
Before the pandemic hits the world, I am also wearing facemasks to protect myself from dusts. We are living in the countryside back then and we need to travel around 30-40 minutes passing through a rough road before we reached the market. When leaving home we don't need to wear lotion because the dust will just stick more to our skin. We don't need face powder too because a dust is free along the way to make your face, skin and even your clothes becomes white because of dust. So, to protect ourselves from inhaling it we use facemask. A cloth facemask is common to us everytime we travel.
When pandemic hits, we are so afraid to acquire the virus. We prefer to stay at home than to go out. When we go out, we wear facemasks not just one but sometimes two to have more cover and protection for ourselves.
Just to comply
When the number of covid cases went down, most mentality thoughts that we can also go down in protecting ourselves. Some people didn't even bothered to wear face mask. They have their own reasons though.
Sometimes we just wear facemask just to comply with the health protocols, just to comply with the rules.
Sometimes we wear facemasks upon entering establishments, supermarkets, malls and any building just to comply the rule: No facemask, No entry. But tell me, you did this too, that after you were able to enter, you let your mask down so you can breath comfortably.
Fashion
Fashion can be a reason why we wear facemasks. We didn't even noticed it but sometimes it is what we are doing. Sometimes we choose facemask not in the basis of how it can protect us but on how we looks upon wearing it. Hmm might be you are smiling because it might be true.
We choose those colorful, with great, rich or fancy designs facemask just to suit our outfit or personality.
Hiding Identity
Hiding identity is the last or the least reason why we wear facemask. I don't know if you can apply this reason but for me I seldom use it to hide my identity.
I have known a couple who is selling vegetables in the market and I found out that their vegetables is quite pricey than others. Though I want to support them but a mother like me who wants to find cheap yet fresh vegetables just to save some I wont opt to buy unto them. So, wearing facemask is a way that I can hide my identity as I passed to them. Am I bad for that?
Sadly, people who did crimes around always wear facemask to hide their identity from their victim, from the witness and even from the CCTV's. But one thing I am sure of, two or more facemask cannot hide their identity from the One above who knows everything.
Ending thoughts
Facemask is useful, we cannot deny from it. But some people were using it for bad purposes.
How about you? What is your reason why you wear facemask?
Thank you for reading. Till next
article, see yah.If you haven't read my previous article here are some of it:
We wear facemask for both protection and compliance reason especially during the time of the surge of the covid 19 virus. Pero ngayon, maybe for protection and hiding identity hahaha.