To the friend-that-left and the friend-that-came….
They say that the pandemic and lockdowns brought to the surface all the realities, all the facts, all the inequalities and all the feelings. Families grew stronger in the last two years, but also families broke. Going through loved ones’ losses and illnesses, hearing about other people’s losses, and being in constant fear of a phone call that would change our life has made us all re-evaluate our priorities and the significance of emotions and relationships. Such “exercise” happened consciously in some cases, but mostly without us even understanding that the process has been in action… Social norms and obligations subdued during the last two years. We didn’t get to see people every day at work, so our relationships became intentional. Very simply put, who did you long to see when in lockdown? When could you visit only a few people, which ones did you choose? Who was there when you just needed to rant about a difficult day? On top of this, we all expressed opinions and thoughts tha