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Reading in the Time of Coronavirus: A Motivational Update
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As we aren’t allowed to go outside, our supercrowded city The Hague (Den Haag) looks like this... And suddenly I realize how beautiful it is. This is (ten minutes cycling away from) where I live. Maybe you like to take a look. I’d love to see how you’re city’s / surroundings look!
Stilte in Den Haag (Silence in The Hague)
https://www.nu.nl/280013/video/stilte...
Hear hear, Allison. Books and coffee has proven to be a great way of dealing with this thing for me.
I loved the video, Pien, so so quiet.
I loved the video, Pien, so so quiet.
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Just a quick hello and update from Reader Land during Covid-19 statewide lockdown.
This is obviously a deeply unprecedented state of affairs (and of mind) we all find ourselves in these (strange) days. We have so many things to worry about and so many more opportunities to complain and despair. However, let's try our utmost to rise above. Easier said than done, right?
Perhaps, and while we don't recognize the world we now live in, let's try our best to continue lifting up those around us -- while safely maintaining social distancing. As much as books and reading inform our identities, we are human beings first and foremost. We can do this. We ARE doing this.
Personally, I'm bouyoed by the love and compassion of those in my beloved reading community. We're making the best of a truly disastrous situation. Most importantly, although we're distracted and concerned, we're doing our best to keep turning pages.
We're still discussing book plots and character development and generally bonding over the written word on the page. We're doing this because losing such a huge part of our daily lives would completely devastate most of us avid readers, and we honestly can't afford to lose this critical function.
It's probably never been more difficult to concentrate on the book in front of us, but we need the power and comfort of books and reading now more than ever!
Stay safe out there and take this time to reconnect with the simple pleasures of life. As the generally empathetic people we are, we are well equipped to adapt and adjust and get through this hard time together -- alone together, through our imaginations and our strong fighting spirits. May books and coffee (or tea) forever be our refuge in the violent seas of life.
Sincerely,
Allison (Readage)