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A DIFFERENT

PERSPECTIVE

Change. Sounds a bit daunting, doesn’t it? Most Again, because we were all afraid of change.
of us are intimidated by change. Moving from We were too afraid to step into a new form of
one city to another or shifting to another school life. But little did we know about the doors this
or college. We all feel uncomfortable or agitated would open for so many of us.
in these situations at first. However, time is Fast forward to 2021. How conscious people

a witness, we all adjust to change one way or have become towards sanitization and
another. An example of inevitable change is the cleanliness! Not just cleanliness, have we not
coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic brought become more aware of our health and ways to
an inevitable change in our lives in the form boost our immune systems? Uncles I knew who
of work from home and social distancing and brushed the idea of exercise off started to go
let’s be honest, it was a tough pill to swallow. In on daily walks! Now that is a change we all are
my opinion, I thought there was no way I could happy with.
adapt to this new normal. But gradually things The biggest change the pandemic brought
started to fall into place. We learned our way was the massive use of online platforms. Not
through these circumstances. After all, humans to mention the back pains and the eye strains
are in fact only habitual creatures. we all had to endure. This led to opportunities
for many people to study from their homes!
While social distancing measures were highly There was an increase in students enrolling
practiced, working in the office was also in university programs during this time as it
substituted by working from home. It was was easier for them to sit at home and save
unprecedented, tough, and exhausting. Most traveling costs, which was an obstacle for a lot
people did not have the required environment of people. Many of us learned how to efficiently
to work from home. I did not even have a use the technologies we always had but never
work table to work on! (I know it sounds a bit used to their full capacity. Wow. At this point I
unrealistic, but it is true). While some people am starting to forget about the problems the
did not have the right environment to work in, pandemic brought. I think I have become a new
other people thought this new norm could have person, (It is all about perception, folks, all about
a diminishing effect on their productivity. perspective.)