I appreciate your perspective @actioncats. Everyone is struggling right now with so many things pressing down upon humanity. We are all at a crucial point in time.
I am curious about normal, new normal and what each of those things mean to you. Would you mind to elaborate more on what those mean to you? Since all life in this world, begins, goes through its process, and ends, I am sure that all of this will also come to an end. When, how, and what that will look like is unknown.
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I asked myself the same questions the first time I heard about the new normality, the first days of quarantine here in Venezuela I took it as a rest, I did not go out unless it was not necessary or if I was requested from one of my two jobs to go to work, there I began to notice and internalize that this would become the new routine in which I would not attend so often to the office, on the other hand made me understand that I must have awareness and full responsibility to take care of myself, in order to take care of my own.
About a month ago I was sick, I am not sure if it was COVID, because I did not take the test, but I was very scared when I started coughing and I had no sense of smell, I had a headache, my fear was not for me, it was for my 98 year old grandmother and my 74 year old mother, This has shown me what I had already been thinking, it is not worth it to wear myself out by going to a place of work where I am not well paid, in Venezuela the salaries of the employees are extremely devalued, so between taking care of a job and taking care of my family I prefer to take care of them.
The COVID came to finish denigrating us how fragile life is, that in a second you can get infected by your carelessness or the unconsciousness of another, I use the Caracas Metro and people often do not respect the biosafety standards.
The new normality implies reality for many remote jobs, depending on the nature of the work and more dependence on technology for it.
This is likely to end, but we don't know when.
Thank you for responding and expanding on your experience. I know fear well, regardless of how it presents and can imagine, based on what you've communicated the challenges you've encountered in your personal life.
I'm not sure what the new normal means to you though, from your perspective.
Also, what is "normal"? That's a word I've given much thought to for a long time and I still have no answer as to what "normal" is. Now there is a "new normal", so I'm even more confused as to what that means.
I searched for "normal" here: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normal
This is the definition given:
normal (adj.)
c. 1500, "typical, common;" 1640s, in geometry, "standing at a right angle, perpendicular," from Late Latin normalis "in conformity with rule, normal," in classical Latin "made according to a carpenter's square," from norma "rule, pattern," literally "carpenter's square," a word of unknown origin (see norm). Meaning "conforming to common standards or established order or usage, regular, usual" is attested from 1828 but probably is older than the record [Barnhart].
Normality depends on each person, on the point of view of each human being, for some it is normal to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning, for others at noon, in short, things are not seen as they are, we see them as we are.
So what is your own unique perspective of "normality"? You have said "normality" is dependent on each person, but you haven't answered at all what your own view of "normality" is.
I referenced "normality" here: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=normality and this is the definition provided:
normality (n.)
"character or state of being in accordance with rule or standard," 1833, from normal + -ity.
In respect to the above definition of what "normality", it seems to me that it means changing one's character or state of being so that it matches with a rule or standard. That being said, what rule or standard have you changed your character or state of being to match with?
When answering that the normality from the each person I answered, but if that is not enough...and the only thing I will say is that the normality from 2020 to here is one and from 2019 to back is another one.
I don't think I was clear in what I asked. I am interested in only your own perspective of what normality is for yourself and your life, not in a general sense of other people, just you yourself.
Thanks for engaging in dialogue with me like this. I take everything as a learning opportunity and I really like to know about other people's individual perspectives.