A HOPEFUL MESSAGE

Melani Mendoza

3rd Grade • Horace Greeley Elementary

It was a rainy day in March 2020. I was doing my homework sitting next to the window looking at the street because it was the only peaceful place I could look at while being stuck inside my house. All of sudden, a lady caught my attention. The first thing that I noticed was the way she looked, as if she was worried. She seemed lost and sad. I started wondering if she had to go get food for her family or if she had someone in the hospital who was sick because of COVID-19.

Since the start of 2020, COVID-19 has infected the world with lots of people getting infected and then sick. Maybe she is worried that if she goes outside she would get sick as well. But still she had to go get food or do something else. COVID-19 has done great damage to the world. First, every school in the U.S. closed and now students are e-learning. There are many people that lost their jobs because companies had to close. Most of the restaurants are doing mobile orders to deliver food,and all the public parks are still closed. Everyone was required to stay home, except for essential workers like nurses and doctors. Now, we have to wash our hands more often, don’t touch our faces and stay 6 feet away from each other to prevent the spreading of the virus. In my case, I am thankful that my mom is able to stay home with us every day, but I do worry about my dad when he has to go to work because he is part of the essential workforce. But I know that many people do not work or have lost their jobs so it is harder for them to buy food and supplies for their family.

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For this reason and so many other things is what I thought the lady I saw was looking worried.

I feel really bad for the lady, because like her, there are a lot of people suffering from this virus. There are doctors, nurses, workers, and patients fighting hard to get rid of Coronavirus. But, there are so many people who have Coronavirus spreading it over the world, that got many people worried including myself. Watching the news is scary for me and my dad because he is one of those essential workers and he is afraid to get sick and get us sick as well. Although I have been trying to keep myself busy, feeding my pets, doing homework, and helping my mom, I am still afraid of COVID-19 .

The worried lady walking past my house made me realise that even though I can’t do anything for her at that moment, I could inspire her to keep fighting this virus. So I came up with an idea of making a sign and putting on my window so everyone can see it. The sign says: “We Can Beat COVID-19”, and ever since I put it up, I have seen people looking at my message. I know that every time they look at it I am giving them hope.

Hopefully my message will help others the way it helped me. Now I feel happy and joyful that I was able to find a way to inspire people and bring hope to their hearts. I am thankful for the lady who inspired me to do this sign and hope she is well and healthy.

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