Hi there,
When in Italy they had been in isolation for weeks, in Spain they were still laughing at the coronavirus. In fact, in Valencia they continued with the celebration of the “fallas” as if the thing was not with them.
When they realized that the coronavirus was not a joke, the state of emergency began along with its ill-defined laws and regulations.
When in Italy it took them weeks to start doing stupid things like clapping, singing on the balconies, and putting on music; in Spain from the first day of quarantine they were already splurging stupidity. They did not care that there were people who continued to work from home who needed peace of mind and an early night.
Thus, the first two weeks of quarantine were a hell of applause, a scandal from the neighbors yelling at each other from balcony to balcony, and the same police patrols going by at eleven at night with loud music. Yes, the Spanish police setting an example in terms of stupidity. This is how quarantine began for me.
At the global level, the positive messages, and the hopes of emerging “strengthened” from this pandemic began.
How are we going to come out stronger if it is in the worst moments when human beings stand out for their selfishness?
In Italy the prices of antibacterial gel and masks skyrocketed. Venezuelans who believed only there they took advantage of the shortage to raise prices, found that it is something worldwide that people put their economic interests above everything else.
With the coronavirus, we also learned that not only in Venezuela can supermarkets be left without supplies. In any country in the world, if people buy more than they need, all the supermarkets are going to be empty.
When the quarantine began in Italy, a friend was horrified that there were so few respirators in relation to the population.
The reality is that no country in the world has a health system prepared for the pandemic we are experiencing or to face any emergency. Why? Because all governments have “more important things” in which to invest money.
With a week of quarantine, hospitals were already at their limits, the administrative system collapsed, supermarkets were out of stock, and people were beating each other to death in supermarkets for toilet paper.
You don’t need zombies to turn the world into The Walking Dead.
Another consequence of the virus: the economy went to hell. Some countries looked for ways to help people by subsidizing or postponing utility and mortgage payments.
I think that Spain is the only country that did not forgive any payment of anything; quite the contrary, they began to make massive layoffs. As if the employment situation was not already precarious enough.
Many expected that human beings would change their mentality and could emerge from the pandemic with a learning experience.
Even though you call me a pessimist, what we are going through now with the pandemic only helps to reaffirm that society is scary, and that people are selfish and will always seek their own benefit.
The lesson that remains for me is that the best thing one can do is live as far away from people as possible.
The only thing that makes me happy about these months that we are going to spend in confinement is that the animals and the environment will be able to rest from our presence.