Seeking comfort

March 1, 2021

As the pandemic raged on, the teens found themselves in a desperate search for something to believe in. For Velarde, peace of mind came in the form of music, physical activity and learning to be his own company. 

Blaise Pascal said ‘All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone,’ Velarde said. “I pretty much took that to heart and was like ‘I’m going to have to learn to be by myself if I actually want to be happy. Not just right now, but through life.’ I challenged myself to learn what I actually liked and, if I felt like [doing something], to dedicate time to it. I would spend like an hour of my day doing actual school [work] and then everything else was [hobbies like] guitar. I would go out and skate in the neighborhood. It influenced me a lot because I learned about myself, which was pretty nice.”

Similarly, Kabano created a new sense of normalcy for herself by establishing a routine for herself while at home. By taking up new hobbies and giving herself a new structure, she could better grapple with the reality at hand. 

“I would say [in] May I really started to make a routine for myself,” Kabano said. “I knew it wasn’t going to get better, so I started to wake up earlier. I started taking medicine to help me go to sleep, I’d wake up, I’d get ready, I’d eat breakfast, I’d do all of that. I crocheted a lot. I read more. But it helped. It was just small things that seem pretty basic [that helped]. Especially in situations like this where you couldn’t even go outside. It was really just me finding small resources. I was baking. I was just doing as much as I could to keep [myself] sane.” 

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