Some of us, though, just have this preference of being obtuse. But why? Doesn’t it feel much better to be knowledgeable, sensible, bright, clever? I mean, being described as such clearly makes a person feel much better, don’t you think?
I’m not referring to the mere level of education a person has achieved, or what career a person has, or how high the IQ is, or even how many languages a person speaks… I’m referring to common sense – which is really, really, preciously rare these days. The world has probably become so complex that simple things are overthought.
During this critical time, this time in history where I have never experienced in life – I believe most of us, especially those in my generation, have never experienced this critically code-red-quarantined time too – during this time, we really need to listen to orders. I mean, well, we are not experts – and the authorities may not be experts too, but the sole reason of the movement restriction order is to break our physical contacts. We’ve read that this virus is also airborne – which is all the more reason for staying in!
When everyone is ordered out of last-resort solution and a learn-from-another-country-example to stay in, which means for employees like us, to work from home, despite the mixed feelings, many mainly take it happily, of course, there are still others who do not bother much (in short, ignorant), still go out for gatherings with family and friends, and worse, go all their ways to be in crowded transportation to get back to their loved ones. Many take this wrongly. It’s not a holiday. I mean, it is, in a way because I don’t need to dress up or get out from the house early, and do not have to pretend to be whom I am not by smiling and say “Life is fabulous!” when someone asks “How’s life?”.
My long-winded point here is that, when we are ordered to stay home, just do it. Research what it’s for, and why this drastic action, and click this on the ever-ready internet https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ and check out the rate of death. If it’s not enough proof that you need to do your part as a friggin’ society, then perhaps you may look for some videos of suffering patients in YouTube to see how bad it really is. It’s really common and easy to say that it won’t reach you, this virus… and it’s easy to say that you believe it will not happen to you, while you’re still healthy, able to breathe normally, and able to think and laugh and eat and drink…but bear in mind that it happens to anyone it wishes to happen upon. Allah’s plan isn’t a joke.
As of now, 11 have died. Who could have thought that Malaysia would have 11 deaths? RIGHT??