Dealing with the Corona Impact

The beauty that Allah SWT Has blessed us with. Amidst all this Corona Virus fear, today I saw these beautiful bunch of flowers including daffodils which remind me of Eisteddfod at primary school. I loved Eisteddfod and entering all the fun competitions from writing poems to doing art work. We would gather in a hall and recieve certificates for coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd for categories. As a child I hardly recieved any. I always put my heart into my work but my brother mainly came home with the most. This once, I went into school in the rain for this day. My mum told us to stay home but I cried to go in and she said that I better come home with plenty of certificates. I came home with One and I came 3rd. My brother, he came home with plenty and most were 1st. I did cry. I was upset. I just felt I was not a high achiever. In high school, I was quiet. Most of my reports say, "quiet by nature" but in reality, I'm a chatterbox like my son. I see myself in him, he works hard but doesn't always manage the HIGH grades but we work at it. His recent parents evening showed his perseverance. But, I have to say the above perseverance and always trying and not getting what I want built me up to respond to the bigger tests I have had in my adult life from having Aleena and through my health issues and depression with so much patience. I really didn't think I had it in me. I never thought I was a high achiever but looking back, Allah swt prepared me to be strong and resilient in my test of life. He built me up stronger. I've been feeling nervous about this Corona virus and just wondering what life has in store for all of us at the moment especially those of us who are vulnerable to it. I felt a little down as I've decreased my social life a little. I've cancelled a break with friends. From next week Faruk will be working from home so I can avoid school runs. I feel sad. I saw these beautiful flowers today and I just thought, I'm going to grow some flowers this year and continue with gardening like last year. I need to look at something pretty during the days I feel a little down. We are blessed to have so much beauty. InshAllah we come out stronger.