Blog #73 (The times of now)

The virus is really doing a lot isn't it. Good things and bad things. Deaths in 2020 have sky-rocketed, scaring a lot of the elderly and many aspiring pregnant couples. On the other hand, a blanket shut-in around the world seems to have stopped the world from spinning, metaphorically. Some call it an act of God, while others blame engineers at an industry in Wuhan. There are people enjoying their new found freedom, embracing new society by singing from their balconies and investing in home workout apps. And there are some who choose to close off the blinds, shutting themselves off from the world like nothing's changed. The fall of big banks and stock markets is prodding the common man to put more trust into private businesses and rich people. Three months it took.

I don't know a good segue to transition into the next para sorry.

I am generally critical of myself when it comes to disposal of waste. I can't divide my trash into three groups but outside I make sure to do so. I use my own bags for groceries and don't buy bottled water. Modesty aside, I am bordering environment-friendly basically. I also happen to be extremely critical of being hypocritical. Now that our university has decided to provide us with subsidized food, my cooking has decreased dramatically. The food, obviously is distributed in plastic disposable tupperware. And that's where the dilemma arrives. My bin has been nothing but plastic boxes. Twice a day me and my housemate receive food. Student services dept. plan to provide food until the Movement Control Order is cleared. I have been eating this food for the past week, with enough boxes thrown away to build structures for a fort. Four boxes a day. 

Now, does allowing this make me hypocritical?

Should I reject the packages and in return, and pay atrocious freaking amounts for grocery deliveries?