Hope

So today my background while working was the NPR podcast Rough Translation which tells slice of life and human stories of various countries. I listened to three inspiring stories about how people of various nationalities have been affected by the pandemic. and how they dealt with the challenges they faced. All stories gave me hope for humanity.

Hotel Corona tells the story of how people of opposing religions and beliefs became one community while they are quarantined in a hotel. This episode was a good tale that shows how we can co-exist as long as there is mutual respect. You can be on opposite sides and not treat each other as enemies.

Hello, Neighbor is a story of a town in Ireland where the community went out of their way to help the senior citizens who were ordered to stay at home. They even had a community radio show to help them cope with the situation playing songs of their generation and just giving me a lot of pleasant vibes.

El Hilo: Walking To Venezuela is a story about how hundreds of Venezuelans working in Ecuador walked back to their home and how they succeeded by looking after another. This story is so close to home as many our fellow Pinoys are experiencing this right now, stuck in various terminals waiting for the chance to go back to their provinces. I was touched by how their de-facto leader chose to accompany the "weaker" ones so they won't be alone in the journey back home. They have been through a lot but their resilience is commendable.