The Trinidad Presbyterian | September 2020 - Magazine - Page 1
D
uring the ‘stay at home’
lockdown of nCoViD-19
did you encounter
anyone who looked
familiar but who seemed to be
strange to you in your home?
Was it someone you called wife,
husband, mother, father, daughter,
son, brother, or sister? There were
many instances of this occurring in
homes and residences all around
the world as people discovered
their neighbours and even persons
who were always in the same or the
next room.
Do not be troubled if you
discovered someone or
rediscovered family whom
you knew in the past but lost
somewhere along the way?
Especially for those rediscovered
under your roof, what is the plan
since these experiences will
continue to impact both you and
the other person the future?
nCoViD-19 has brought us face to
face with the reality and truth that
families consist of similarly minded
or differently minded individuals
who use the place of residence as
a home or as a transit station or
hub to meet or rush towards their
demanding schedules of work,
school and play. In some instances,
there was little socialising and
interactions but there existed
social and emotional distancing
even to the point of isolation called
independence.
Are not members of a family codependent on each other for
growth and maturing whether their
exchanges are negative, positive,
or indifferent? Invariably that
established an existing ‘normal’
transaction zone but did the ‘stay at
home’ nCoViD-19 lockdown forcedenforced or facilitated human
interactions as its catastrophic
magnitude alike a natural disaster
resulted in reshaping a new normal
that surely impacts living, survival
and continued existence?
While some of these psychosocial even religious discomforts
and experiences may have been
traumatic, in other instances they
may have brought decisions,
reconciliation and healing. This
may have confirmed why a person
should continue to stay and adjust
or get as far away as possible from
family, not so?
At writing, global positive
nCoViD-19 cases have surpassed
22 million with 778,000 deaths. As
for Trinidad and Tobago the recent
phase 2 surge have increased
positive cases to near 600 with
12 deaths. Lesser lockdown and
orders have been reinstated yet we
are reminded to ‘stay at home’.
Remember, the family is not just
a group or gathering without a
common purpose. Whatever may
be your family’s circumstances,
experience the joys of being
together as you work, play, and pray
and be thankful. Make full use of
this time to discover and rediscover
your family and yourself. Never let
it be that the family can NOT as
changes occur and the family is
called to adapts and adjust.
Do not lose faith. Hold strong.
Believe, The Family Can.
