Dear Yuri,
This feels strange.
It feels strange that, strange is the new normal and normal seems to be a strange concept. Endless days of the same scenes, the same company, the same thoughts. I want to tell you that I am one of the people who have struggled with inspiration throughout this time, unlike the ones being shown on the telly or the internet, they are not me. I haven’t learnt a new talent, I haven’t changed the world from my living room. I’ve felt lost in my own garden, not knowing what to do or where to go next. To the sofa? To bed? I have learnt, though, that I am lucky. We are the lucky ones. Congratulations to the success stories, but congratulations more to everyone getting through this. My mind aches at the thought of those who won’t come out at the other end, for reasons of the virus, for reasons of mental health, for reasons of poverty.
That’s my lockdown, it’s tough but I’m lucky, I am lucky that this is tough.