Julian Rubisch

May 30, 2021

CoVid is a Poverty Imparter

An underrated sociological side effect of CoVid is that it teaches us about the immediately palpable ramifications of poverty:

  • can‘t go on vacation
  • can’t meet relatives who live far(ther) away
  • can’t go shopping
  • can’t go to the cinema/theater/...
  • can’t throw a party
  • etc.

Apart from many bad things this disease has done to my mental condition, it has made me more humble, grateful, and cognizant of poor people‘s living conditions - and I’m thankful for that.

And even if this sounds very cliche: whenever I feel depressed or demotivated these days, I think of how rich I actually am, and not only in material terms. I am a loved, gifted, and respected human, and that is not to be taken for granted.