We’ve Become One With The Mask
On August 9, when I had arrived at my workplace for the first time in four months, there was an uncertain feeling about how this new process would go. It was now required to wear a mask and gloves inside where I work at.
A Weird Transition
I honestly thought my ‘’wearing a mask’’ days were over since I’ve worked in a hospital as a housekeeper four years ago. But, since this Covid-19 took over the world, wearing a mask now is essential to keep us from catching the virus. So the first day back on the job was pretty awkward.
It took what felt like an hour to put the right gloves on and to put on the masks they had in the main lobby. Afterward, I had to get a small ribbon before I could go clock in for work. Wearing a mask for most of the day was a hard task for me. I felt like I couldn’t breathe and could pass out at any moment.
Somehow, I made it through my first day back alive. There’s no way working in this way could continue..right? Well, fast forward to September 23, now I’ve become one with masks now. Once I put a mask on, it’s like it becomes a part of my face.
For us all, this is the new normal. It’s hard to picture someone not having a mask on in a public area — unless they forgot their mask in their vehicle or at home. Facebook even has one of those faces that have us wearing a mask. It’s still hard to fathom how much the world has changed in a few months.
People continue to die from getting the coronavirus which I fear won’t die anytime soon. With the virus not pulling a magic act and disappearing forever, all of us wearing masks won’t stop also. On the bright side, it’s a blessing that wearing a mask protects our nose from breathing Covid-19 air.
Hopefully, this present chapter that we’re all going through will be a distant nightmare we can live to tell future generations about — just like the history books that tell the stories of the many plagues that gave the earth grief in the past. One can only hope. Until then, masks on!
