This Too Shall Pass 

When I was a kid, whenever I experience something awful, painful, difficult, etc., I would always hold on to the thought that this pain, this difficult situation is temporary. I remember when I was in 4th grade, we went to Boracay Island. Boracay is a beautiful island here in the Philippines that's popular worldwide. Foreigners visit there often. Going back, when we went there t'was a 12-hour trip both land and sea travel. As a kid, I'm not used to traveling. I even get dizzy just by riding a crowded jeepney. In short, the trip made me seasick. I never enjoyed it. When we arrived in the Island, I got sick and I don't feel like eating the whole time we were there. While I'm in the situation, I imagined my bed at home, I imagined myself 3 months from that moment. I said, one day, after a week, a month or so, I'll remember this day again and I  will say to myself that I have survived. HAHAH. That was not a big deal, I know. But I'm a kid and I'm thinking of ways to comfort myself, never realizing that, that simple thought of optimism brought me through every hard and painful experiences. This year 2020, we all have gone through a lot. Since January, natural calamities, accidents, injustices, and now the virus COVID brings all seem to drain the hopes and plans we had for this year. Today, I remember my 4th grader self. Beautiful sceneries, family gatherings, normal day at work of an employee, booming businesses, inhaling fresh air without filtration from the mask, a better tomorrow- a day that everything will go back normal again fills me with hope that one day we will proudly say, "we survived." This year's overwhelming challenges will come to pass. This too shall pass.