-by Ama Ata Aidoo humans
If the world was not brought to a halt by COVID 19, I would have been on a vacation, somewhere near an isolated beach. I love the sound of waves hitting the shore, the rhythm subdues my mind. With the thought of the beach, I started scrolling through the pictures of our last vacation.
There was one particular picture that caught my attention. Somewhere in Goa, I was sitting on a beach chair and looking at the sun going down. At that moment, it was just me and the sun. The otherwise blazing sun was shining slyly as if smiling at me with a promise to be back again the next morning. It took me a while to get out of the trance I was caught in. I was in a happy place with the person I love and nothing to bother about.
We all plan vacations to fancy tourist destinations to spend ‘quality time’ with our spouses, families or friends with the idea of having a good time, creating memories. Let me ask you something. Instead of a vacation in a luxurious resort, a restaurant in Italy or a cruise in Europe, if you were locked in your comfort space, with your loved ones, would you not create memories then? Why does the place we are in matters and not the people?
The imposed lockdown has been harsh on many aspects, financial and mental but is the necessity of the times. While everyone is trying to keep themselves sane and productive, let us create memories to cherish in a world where this COVID situation will be long forgotten and we will be back to running our races and chasing our dreams.
Sit together with your spouse and look at the pictures of times when you both met and rekindle the love you shared then. When you put your children to sleep, tell them stories of your childhood and laugh at the child in you. Over a cup of tea, question your parents about the times when they were young and let them get lost in their memories, creating a new one for you.humans
Author’s bio
Daman hails from Ludhiana, Punjab and is settled in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. She has exhibited in various group shows in Ludhiana over a period of five years and has had two successful shows in Lucknow, Ingenious Souls in September, 2018 and Macedoine in December, 2019.
