February 24th is getting closer which reminds me and all Ukrainians of last year, when russia launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This brings back those horrible feelings when life got slashed into “before the war” and “after the war”. Instagram is reminding me about those days that were before. I could never imagine a full scale war. I could not believe that it would actually happen. Since then, there was countless times of me feeling anxiety, uncertain of what could happen. If war happened, what’s next? Can it get worse?
It’s impossible to know the answers to these questions but there is one thing I know for sure:
“Anything can happen at any moment.
And when it does you’ll cope.”
I’ve read this two incredibly powerful sentences in a post by Oliver Burkeman. I think I read this post a month ago but it left a huge mark on me. Whenever I think about what can happen (and it’s always horrible things) I think of these sentences.
You’ll cope.