I saw this
on social media a couple of days ago and it’s stayed with me. There’s no known
author that I can find.
I heard that
we are all in the same boat, but it’s not like that. We are in the same storm,
but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked, and mine might not
be.
Or vice
versa.
For some,
quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflections, of re-connection, easy in
flip-flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate
financial and family crisis.
For some
that live alone, they’re facing endless loneliness. While for others it is
peace, rest, and time with their mother, father, sons and daughters.
With the
$600 (US) weekly increase in unemployment, some are bringing in more money to
their households than they were working.
Others are
working more hours for less money, due to pay cuts or loss in commissioned
sales.
Some
families of four just received $3400 from the stimulus package, while other
families of four saw $0.
Some were
concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter, while others were concerned
if there would be enough bread, milk, and eggs for the weekend.
Some want to
go back to work because they don’t qualify for unemployment and are running out
of money. Others want to kill those who break quarantine.
Some are at
home spending two to three hours a day, helping their child with online
schooling, while others are doing the same on top of a 10–12 hour work day.
Some have
experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from
it, and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it.
Others don’t
believe this is a big deal.
Some have
faith in God and expect miracles this year.
Others say
the worst is yet to come.
We are not
in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs
are completely different.
Each of us
will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is important to see beyond
what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.
We are all
on different ships during this storm, experiencing a very different journey.
— Unknown
Author
“We are not all in the same boat. But we are in the
same storm, and with the support and understanding of our fellow human, we can
all come through the other side a little kinder, a little gentler, a little
more human.”
-Chloe Cuthbert
More photos below from our ongoing photo challenge:
tree on 52nd
by the Fremont bridge
deep pink cherry blossoms on UW campus
backyard fern
backyard yard art
Ravenna Park
tulips in our yard
on the Burke Gilman trail
Burke Gilman
Watch this video of Taylor's incredible quarantine juggling..
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