Ahmad Inam
| Name of Participant: | Ahmad Inam |
|---|---|
| Age: | 10 years old |
| Name of School: | Kingston College |
Essay Topic:
“I have to stay at home because of some widespread communicable disease. I must practice self-care through healthy and stress-reduction activities.”
On 13th March 2020, Government of Pakistan implemented lockdown in our country to curtail the widespread of corona virus. All businesses, schools and universities were closed immediately to save the community. Till date no vaccine and treatment is discovered and precautionary measures have proved the best cure to this pandemic.
I have to stay at home because of this pandemic and the precautions are not limited to this. The world after coronavirus pandemic has changed. Now the new normal is to stay at home, work and study online, work at home, wash hands regularly, use sanitizers, to keep a distance of at least 6 meters from others, to wear mask, to keep social distance, online shopping, avoid unnecessary travelling, use of plastic money and more is yet to come.
To cope-up with changed life, I have to adapt a healthy routine by taking a proper sleep of 8 to 10hours. I have to start a morning with a walk on my rooftop or garden instead of worrying to attend school and home work. I have to eat healthy food all day long in breakfast, lunch and dinner. My mother includes grains, milk products, yogurt, red meat, fruits, vegetable, pulses and eggs to my food, as it provides rich vitamin, nutrients, zinc and calcium that boost up my immune system. I also drink plenty of water all over the day to overcome my hyper activeness.
Apart from morning walk, I take exercises like jumping jacks, planks, pushups, mountain climbing exercises, skipping, and cycling. In hot and sunny days, I enjoy swimming in my portable swimming pool. To me, swimming is a kind of therapy that gives us relief from stress and anxiety. It proves to be a lifesaving tool especially in this lockdown when stress and anxiety are its peak.
My mother says, I am a born artist. I spend my days in drawing, sketching, and painting. I take stay at home time as an opportunity to learn computer language python, working on whiteboard animations, to create videos using video editing software etc. I am exploring the world by reading different genre books. I also participate in home chores by cleaning and maintaining my room & cabinet.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Pakistan#March_2020_2