So 2020 is most likely a year we won’t forget easily. With covid, quarantine, riots, financial crisis and conflicts.

What I wish to highlight here is something I’ve discussed with some of you, who feel distressed and worried for what is to come.

I am aware that some of you have already lost your jobs and income sources because of the situation at hand. These are trying times indeed. In the end, we are the ones who get affected and tossed around like a ball from one situation to another.

Conflict and situations that put us on our knees have been around since long before covid, long before #blacklivesmatter or the downfall of the stock market. Several civilizations have risen and fallen long before our time. Last time I checked the dictionary, it’s called evolution.

But what can I do but be worried you ask. “You can just not give a f*ck and live your life :)” joking aside, I cannot tell anyone what to do, but I can share a perspective that might ease the bumpy ride.

To understand this perspective I’ll have to drop some philosophy at you, so bear with me.

There are two very important principles that exist and make up our reality. One is called destruction, and the other is that which we call love or life if you will. These two principles can be found in everything you can think of. In the world around us “When spring comes, the buds start to grow and blossom into flowers (Love). In our bodies, when we age or when our cells die (Destruction). In our minds, when we have a positive thought (Love), and when we have a depressing thought (Destruction).

The one we choose to focus on is the one that most likely will come into fruition. Both are equally important for that which we call evolution. Whether it is our society or our personal growth as human beings.

So what does this have to do with covid and all the chaos the world is facing right now, you ask.

When we look at the situation at hand, we see several common patterns. Whether it is covid and quarantine, or #blacklivesmatter. The common pattern is separation from each other (destruction). But with destruction also comes an opportunity to come together, and face the chaos in these trying times together with friends and family (love).

No matter how cheesy and cliche it might sound to you, I personally chose love over worry (destruction) and situations I cannot influence or control directly.

I believe that it is important for us to pause for a minute and ask ourselves, what is really important for me in my life at the moment. To be worried about what’s to come? To discuss who is right or who is wrong?

Material possessions come and go, civilizations rise and fall. Work and money can be found in one way or the other. That which cannot be replaced is the regret of not spending enough time with the ones you love and letting them know that you really loved them.

We do not know what might happen tomorrow, covid might not be real for some people, but I’ve seen friends and family lose their loved ones without being able to say one last goodbye. So something is certainly killing people. But this is not something I want to discuss here.

My money and possessions will still be here when my loved ones are gone. Society and pandemics will still be here in one form or the other when I am gone. But love, love will be with me until the moment of my last breath, love will be with me when I help and care for the people in my reach. If I die tomorrow, or if a loved one dies tomorrow. I know that I loved them, and I made sure they knew that I loved them.

So my friends and family. Love, which is a word containing a myriad of other words like  kindness, creativity, life, happiness, appreciation just to name a few. This word is that which makes this life bearable, in fact it is life itself. It makes the world a better place. It is free to give, and it’s an individual force that is possessed by all of us.

This force can change chaos into order in your social life and within you. Ultimately bringing you closer to your true essence. By this I mean, when you feed yourself with loving thoughts and loving deeds, your will to live increases. When you worry, and feed yourself and the people around you with negative thoughts, depression will catch up with you.

To summarise this post; stop worrying, love your children, love your parents and siblings, love your friends and your pets. Show them that you do before it’s too late, and don’t be afraid to reach out to people if you need help.

The chaos might never end, but how you chose to go through it is your choice. If you have trouble showing your loving emotions, if it’s allowed in your country, light a spliff, and then come back and tell me that you can’t love.

That’s enough for now, I’m off to enjoy my vacation! Adios!