Journey through Covid-19

12 April 2020 Coping with Depressive Moods Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is getting me down. The number of confirmed cases is staying elevated. The number was 287 three days ago. It was 198 two day ago and it was 191 yesterday. Total number of confirmed cases now stands at 2,299.

Am I seeing light at the end of the tunnel? This is depressing news.

To make matter worse, my water heater tank sprang a leak on the first day of Circuit Breaker Stay-at-Home measures. My family decided to hold back calling in a plumber to repair so as to protect everyone by minimising contacts with other people. The water leak continued for 5 days with water sipping through the false ceiling board! Our water bill for this month will shoot up.

Then the stock markets and financial markets got hammered with each bad news of the spread of Covid-19 among nations. Our investments are affected badly.

Setting Expectations I examine myself and realise that why I feel downcast is because of one major factor. I set my expectations too high. I want things to go on smoothly without hiccups. This is unrealistic in real life.

If I were to expect things to go wrong, then the impact of bad news would be less severe.

Putting things in perspective Yes, we have seen rising Covid-19 infection rates for past few days. Yes, we know that the clusters of infections in the foreign workers’ dormitories are worrying. We know all that.

I see the whole nation actions to stop the spread of Covid-19 infections as a positive. If we were sensible and protect ourselves by taking measures in our own hands, we would be alright.

I tell myself not to worry about material losses. What is most important is to remain healthy.

What is wealth without health?