—Shawn Bendeck
Roughly a month or so ago, CUNY along with pretty much every university throughout the country announced that in class learning will no long resume. Distant learning had immediately been put into effect. Bars have closed, restaurants, and pretty much every store you may desire to attend. Professional sports have all been cancelled and is still to this day questionable to return.
Millions of Americans simply want an answer as to when they’ll be able to go back to school or work and just get back to life as usual. Today I would’ve attended class today but instead I checked all my assignments and emails and just stayed home on a Wednesday. It may feel unusual for all of us to not do anything with ourselves as we are usually are productive most days of our lives. I myself work hard everyday academically in order to have that higher social class I seek to live for when I’m older.
When tiring myself out and going through the everyday motions I may be blinded by the finer things in life. Ivan seemed to neglect his family chasing his personal priorities. He wasn’t there for his family when his family needed him. Now as we can see his family is not there for him and he comes to find it to be a shock although it should be what he should have reciprocated. Without love and happiness you could desire to be as wealthy or higher up in social class but in the end you are lonely and completely lost. We are routine to hearing that there are hundreds of new cases each and everyday whether up or down and that may or may not emotionally effect you at all.
Ivans wife and kids didn’t seem to show the love or care for him as he is on his death bed showing in that reality he is truly lonely. This is a time for us to get to know ourselves as well as our family. This pandemic has been a clear message to never take anything for granted. I am truly excited to live futures days outside with the company of friends and family, and am very excited to see my classmates once again in the fall.
