Awakening

Lock,

Boredom is running rampant throughout my home. I am quite sure my current state is not unique. I am also quite sure that my inner musings are echoed, however I’m  excited to reflect over them.

I sit at home smiling while others perhaps are worried about what the future has in store for humanity. Don’t get me wrong the worries of so many are mine as well,  but today I thought about the luxury of time.

Since my state has issued a Shelter in Place order, my commutes to work have been eliminated, and I’m able to have more time with family, and my thoughts and hobbies. I thought about what people are doing with their time. Are they eating right? Working out? Connecting with loved ones?

I think about the piano or guitar  player perfecting their craft. I think about artists working on songs and the possibility of hearing new music in the coming months. I think about the inventions from people, just because they had time to tinker. I think about the pages, and stories being penned to future entertain us and enlighten us.

I think about these things, because as the world hits pause, to heal. Many good things are happening. Families are getting time back, nature is healing, and people are reflecting on their lives and the legacy they want to leave.

I know there many negatives, people without work, economies falling apart, deaths, hunger, greed, and many other awful things. However, these things will continue to plague us as a species. I sit here awake tonight, not thinking of what we know, but of what it can be.