What this pandemic showed us!

The never ending quarantine, MECQ, ECQ and the many more terms has became a normal term. Most people, I think, already learned to accept that it's part of their lives and we just need to get use to it. People learned to share as much as they can to help communities, relatives and friends who needed it most. And with that, I want to share you our pandemic story.

March 2020, when the first ECQ has been announced our family shared sacks of rice to our barangay. We donated 20 cavans of rice and let our barangay officials to distribute to the indigent families. Sometimes, when we saw a post that there is an available snacks in one of our neighbors, we tell them to deliver snacks to the barangay tanods who tried their best to guard our humble barangay. My sister, most especially regularly gives grocery items to give back for their efforts, time and love. And we do it secretly, we just hand them over to the barangay and tell them not to mention where they came from. (I still have work that time☺️).

June 2020, finally we were able to come home and be reunited with our mother and my baby. Close families and friends visited us and asked how are every now and then. Our house has been their regular snack house as my mother usually invites them to join us. Because that has been a routine even when my father was still alive. It's as if my mother could not eat alone if these relatives do not join her.

Then come October 2020, without further notice, not even a single reason that we could think of, some friends just stopped dropping by. Not even a call which they usually do to Nanang stopped. My Nanang is a kind of person who usually pity herself and feels guilty even if she did not do something wrong. She would would always say, why do they dislike us, what's wrong with us? But we learn to get use to it and just deal with them civilly.

January 2021, my sister bought 2 atv's as an additional attraction to Kusina ni Camila. It was a big hit because we were able to attract tourist here in our place. People got curious and enjoyed the fun and excitement that it brings. But then people complain, they said the atv's are too noisy and against the protocols and all. Some of our neighbors wanted the operation be closed. There was even a time that my sister and her bestfriend went to the barangay hall to face the complaints that has been spreading.

Today, April 2021, the biggest trial of our family so far this pandemic. My sister and my brother has been attacked emotionally, financially and in social media. They have been receiving bad treatment from people that we considered family. When in fact they invested so much time, treasure, talent and most especially love just to provide work and to regain the name of our barangay that has been stained by bad news.

It's not that we are asking for the return of investment but I think we deserve respect. We deserve to be treated right and not otherwise. It was such a painful scene when I see my sister and my mother broke down this afternoon. It's a scene that I never have imagined to happen. You sincerely help but in just a snap because of envy, close mindedness, and pride it just popped like a bubble. People forget your good deeds. People forget that you are family.

But I am thankful still, grateful still. Our family bond became stronger that in times of need, no one will be on your side but your family. That God will show you in magical way those people who are true to you. Those people whom you can trust, who will stick with you every step of the way.

Pandemic showed us the importance of sharing, humility, family and loving God. That no matter what people would say and do, you are unshakeable, unbreakable because Someone up there is watching and secretly giving you the best support group, the best hug, and the best care.

And by the way, because of pandemic I learned to be aware with BCH, to be more enthusiastic in discovering the beauty of cryptocurrency world.

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Thanks for reading. God bless us all.

Lead image is mine.
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