Your reactions post lockdown when school reopened
Your reactions post lockdown when school reopened
The Covid-19 pandemic had halted our lives. All economic and social activities were suspended by the government and people were strictly ordered to stay in their homes. People were only allowed to go out in case of emergency. Being home bound for almost three months had started to take a toll on some people’s mind. The same was also true with me. Staying at home for almost three months, I was getting bored and depressed and was thinking that when will we be able to see the light at the end of every tunnel.
Finally, one day, the hopes of the people revived when our government announced to uplift the lockdown. It was like our lockups were opened and we were free once again. The day the lockdown was lifted, my happiness knew no bounds.
One evening, we were all sitting together at home and enjoying our evening snack, when my father put on the news channel. We were aware that the Prime Minister of our country was supposed to address the nation that day. But what exactly he was going to say, nobody had any wind of it. In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister happily announced to the people that he is going to lift the lockdown and schools, colleges, shopping malls, markets, etc. would be open again from the following week.
After hearing this news my instant reaction was to tell everyone in the room to keep quiet. I wanted to listen to it once again. I could not believe my ears that schools were going to be reopened soon. I changed to another news channel to confirm the news of the reopening of the schools. I went right in front of the television and sat there to hear the same thing one more time. Holding everyone’s attention by signalling them with one finger on the lip to keep quiet; I listened to the announcement intently once more. No sooner did the PM finish his sentence that the schools would reopen, I shouted at the top of my voice. All the others in the room had their fingers in their ears.
I was so ecstatic that I started to jump around in joy. The thought about once again meeting my friends and teachers and visiting my classroom, and my school playground really made me glad. My parents literally had to ask me to calm down. I did not know what to do, I was laughing but with tears in my eyes. I had never experienced this kind of happiness. I was so elated that I hugged my mother. Earlier, I used to feel this kind of excitement when my school used to close for vacations. But today, it’s just the opposite. Today, I am feeling glad because my school is reopening after a very long time.
During the lockdown, I did miss going to school terribly. I missed playing with my friends in school. I also missed my teachers. I used to meet them virtually during my online classes. After a long time I am going to meet them in real life. This was the first time I realised how much I loved my school. My heart was pounding and it took me a lot of time to believe that my school was truly going to reopen and I would finally attend school again.
Once I had gathered myself, I called up my best friend and I realised that we both were equally excited about the reopening of our schools. Very soon we will be able to meet each other after so many days. But, somehow I was a little worried for unspoken reasons. After speaking to her, I started calling up my other classmates. We exchanged our moments of excitement. We started to make plans about what we will do on the first day of school.
This pandemic and the ensuing lockdown had greatly altered our lives. It has taught me not to take my life for granted. It has taught me to appreciate my people, my family, my home, my friends and my school. Therefore, I decided that when I join school again, I will take my studies seriously and enjoy every moment of my school days.
© Arked
The Covid-19 pandemic had halted our lives. All economic and social activities were suspended by the government and people were strictly ordered to stay in their homes. People were only allowed to go out in case of emergency. Being home bound for almost three months had started to take a toll on some people’s mind. The same was also true with me. Staying at home for almost three months, I was getting bored and depressed and was thinking that when will we be able to see the light at the end of every tunnel.
Finally, one day, the hopes of the people revived when our government announced to uplift the lockdown. It was like our lockups were opened and we were free once again. The day the lockdown was lifted, my happiness knew no bounds.
One evening, we were all sitting together at home and enjoying our evening snack, when my father put on the news channel. We were aware that the Prime Minister of our country was supposed to address the nation that day. But what exactly he was going to say, nobody had any wind of it. In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister happily announced to the people that he is going to lift the lockdown and schools, colleges, shopping malls, markets, etc. would be open again from the following week.
After hearing this news my instant reaction was to tell everyone in the room to keep quiet. I wanted to listen to it once again. I could not believe my ears that schools were going to be reopened soon. I changed to another news channel to confirm the news of the reopening of the schools. I went right in front of the television and sat there to hear the same thing one more time. Holding everyone’s attention by signalling them with one finger on the lip to keep quiet; I listened to the announcement intently once more. No sooner did the PM finish his sentence that the schools would reopen, I shouted at the top of my voice. All the others in the room had their fingers in their ears.
I was so ecstatic that I started to jump around in joy. The thought about once again meeting my friends and teachers and visiting my classroom, and my school playground really made me glad. My parents literally had to ask me to calm down. I did not know what to do, I was laughing but with tears in my eyes. I had never experienced this kind of happiness. I was so elated that I hugged my mother. Earlier, I used to feel this kind of excitement when my school used to close for vacations. But today, it’s just the opposite. Today, I am feeling glad because my school is reopening after a very long time.
During the lockdown, I did miss going to school terribly. I missed playing with my friends in school. I also missed my teachers. I used to meet them virtually during my online classes. After a long time I am going to meet them in real life. This was the first time I realised how much I loved my school. My heart was pounding and it took me a lot of time to believe that my school was truly going to reopen and I would finally attend school again.
Once I had gathered myself, I called up my best friend and I realised that we both were equally excited about the reopening of our schools. Very soon we will be able to meet each other after so many days. But, somehow I was a little worried for unspoken reasons. After speaking to her, I started calling up my other classmates. We exchanged our moments of excitement. We started to make plans about what we will do on the first day of school.
This pandemic and the ensuing lockdown had greatly altered our lives. It has taught me not to take my life for granted. It has taught me to appreciate my people, my family, my home, my friends and my school. Therefore, I decided that when I join school again, I will take my studies seriously and enjoy every moment of my school days.
© Arked