Equanimity during pandemic

Many people are outdoorsy kind of people, the go out source for their needs, they are people that are contended going out everyday
People within the age range of 18yrs to 65 yrs, they cannot do without going out of their various houses.
Many do not work from home, they have their working place outside territories. Everything was going fine and well. Until this thing we call pandemic ravaging the countries, causing people to be restricted from doing many things including : moving freely on the street without fear, going out to work and bringing money to the people

The lockdown imposed on people caused many reactions from people, as they have to comply to the laid down rules, all citizens in these areas are to stay in their homes, travel to places or from places to other places was postponed,businesses and offices within these locations were closed during this period.

More than 65% of the people across the world goes out of their homes on a daily basis. most people won’t stay at home unless they are sick or they have leaves at work, but during the pandemic, people were forced to stay at home when they heard how deadly the virus could be. The fact that every single station tuned to both on the radio and on TV news always have heartbreaking news about the virus was terrifying. The fear of having contact with the virus made people quarantine themselves and family members.

I have a brother who works in a company, he goes out by 9am and comes back 6 to 7pm everyday. When the lockdown started, I looked so unfair to him, he had to change his routine and stayed at home all day including weekends. In continuous of the lockdown and the virus, he maintained a high level of equanimity and stayed indoor till everything subsided. Throughout last year i could count the days he stepped out of his house even when the lockdown has been lifted, taking precautions of all kinds, at first, it was not easy for him, it was as if the world has ended for him as he could not imagine himself not going out to provide for the family, he made peace with himself, composed himself, learn to admit to the new changes and as weeks go on and months he got used to it, he discovered how peaceful the house is, how lovely his kids were, the kids loved him the more as he gives them full time.

During this lockdown, some people could not cope staying at home at it wasn't their thing, some fell ill and other negative things happened to them. Even with the news here and there, they made peace and calm their inner mind, even with the stress and the negativity, people still remain calm, health is wealth.

In conclusion, many people falls into the this outdoor group, but with the trending and heartbreaking news that flies all around about the pandemic and the dramatic loss of human lives across the world, people had to stay calm in their various homes.