Hello Aluxers, we hope our Sunday video finds you safe & healthy.
Since we’re all in quarantine, we’ve been taking out time and reflecting on our lives
and just how much of our day to day life we miss.
We’ve put together a light list of the things that maybe you’re missing as well.
The goal for this video is for you to know you’re not alone in this, we’re all struggling right now,
but keeping a positive outlook on what is otherwise a very difficult time.
With that said, here are 15 things we took for granted:
Or better put, human interaction.
From hugging your parents or grandparents to your friends,
there’s something special in that human connection that we’ve never really fully appreciated until now.
Hugs were always amazing,
Think of the people you’d hug right now, if you could and keep them in mind throughout this process.
It took a complete crisis to show the true value of some members of our society.
The fact that we get to stay inside while they’re out doing everything they can to maintain everyone’s lifestyle is something we tip our hats to.
Maybe for the first time ever, the person who’s making sure the hospital is clean is saving as many lives as the doctors performing surgery.
This segment of the population that we all used to brush to the side is now centerfold in this process of keeping our world spinning.
Travelling has always made us richer, it was and still is a part of our education and growth as individuals.
We definitely miss it, but we’re already making plans for when this all is over.
But travel will most likely not return to normal any time soon.
Countries will not heal at the same rate, visas and access to certain geographies might be restricted for an undetermined period of time.
It could be years before you could successfully travel around the world with no worries of getting infected.
A lot of businesses have been hit in a way nobody ever saw coming.
We all took for granted the good and easy times.
The stock market was going up, everybody had money & they were all spending it.
But right now, the entire world is scared.
Our very own business portfolio has been impacted to some degree, but fortunately, we are diversified enough to still do well.
But what happened to the make-up artists who just opened her or his first location.
What happened to the 3 friends who decided to open their first restaurant last year?!
A lot of dreams have been crushed by this and it’s going to be a very shaky restart once things slowly go back to normal.
It took years for most of us to build a schedule, a rhythm to life.
Maybe some of you got bored with it in the process, but by now you’re probably missing some parts of it.
We don’t REALLY like surprises, we want to know that to some degree we can see into the future.
Our sleep cycle is all out of place. Mornings just hit differently now.
Although we’ve done our best to adjust to the new schedule, we can definitely see a change in our daily routines.
Who misses hanging out with friends over a beer or cocktails? We know we do!
There’s a lot of value in having your inner circle come together and letting your guard down.
You feel relaxed, your body releases endorphins, you laugh, you talk, time passes differently.
We miss that feeling.
Although we’ve done our best to still hang out digitally, we all know it isn’t the same.
We can’t wait for this to be all over and light a big barbeque with all of our friends around so we can tell quarantine stories.
We’re thinking of all the single people who were just one step away from going on a romantic date.
You’ve been talking to this person for weeks now and right when you were about to make your move, a pandemic hits the world.
This is why you should always tell your crush how you feel!
Romantic dates are different in the best possible way.
There’s tension, there’s emotion, there’s this ping-pong in conversation and vibes,
that as the night progresses morphs from one form into another as both of you let your guards down.
What would it be like to be able to take that one special person to a good restaurant
and spend the evening getting to know them over glasses of wine, good food & childhood stories?!
We miss our barista.
We miss sitting down for coffee at the corner of a busy street in the city center.
We miss latte-art and the vibe of it all.
It’s not specifically the coffee, we still have great quality coffee at home, but it’s the environment that alters the experience.
For the past few weeks, we’ve thought about all the amazing coffee places we never got to go to, because we kept postponing it.
Same goes of all the boutique shops we didn’t get a chance to go to as well.
The weather is already changing.
If this quarantine would’ve been in place solely during the grim winter days, it would’ve had less of an impact on morale;
but right now the sky is blue, the sun is shining and we would’ve loved to be out in the open.
We miss going to live shows. A concert, a standup, a play…
they all hit differently when you experience them live than it does on Netflix.
We were looking forward to creating some memories, yet the world has a funny way of giving you what you want but with a twist.
Almost all of us have never experienced confinement.
Having any of our liberties stripped away seemed like something that could never happen to us.
Most of us were lucky enough to be born in the free world,
where as long as you didn’t harm others, you had free reign over your actions.
But that all change hasn’t it?
This tiny bit of restriction, where you are not allowed to leave your home gave us a glimpse into just how free we used to be.
Even if you have the opportunity to leave your home for essential activities, you no longer feel safe.
People are looking at each other strangely, we maintain a safe distance with a state of worry constantly at the back of our minds.
We took the opportunity to read during the quarantine and we strongly recommend A gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towels.
Not only the action takes place in a quarantine like environment but it’s definitely an incredible read with a ton of value to draw from it.
It doesn’t hurt that it was Bill Gates’ favorite book last year.
And since you’re all stuck at home, go to alux.com/freebook right now and sign up.
If you haven’t already, you can get the audiobook A gentleman in Moscow for free thanks to our friends at Audible.
We don’t know about you, but we miss going to the gym.
We miss our trainer, we miss working out with our friends, we miss the entire act of it.
Those of you who are physically active can definitely relate to this.
No matter how hard we’ve tried working out at home, it just isn’t the same.
Not to mention that we miss being able to run long distances.
For those of you who don’t know, there’s a certain state of mind you go into when you’re running.
The mind goes into this incredible mode where all the voices in your head come out and pass on ideas about your reality.
They keep your mind busy in a completely different way than your body and that’s a feeling we don’t get any other way.
Although we’re not big crowds kind of people, there are some instances when the buzzing of it all gives an incredible energy.
For example: Buying fresh food in a crowded market.
Seeing all the vendors, the colors, the hustle and bustle of it all lights something within you.
By the way.. Do yall remember eating food samples in your supermarket? That was a thing!
From Beautiful beaches to attractions like Disneyland it’s poetic in the chaos of it all and we miss it.
You know when you were a kid and summer was almost over, how you couldn’t wait to go back to school and see your friends?
School or work have an added ingredient to them that we usually take for granted: social interaction.
Going to school or work has the benefit of being part of a social group.
You might not like everybody in it, but to some degree, they became part of your life and that’s missing right now.
We used to dread weddings & baby showers.. I mean.. Some of them were fun, but a good portion of them were just something you had to do.
Food, music and a couple of people you know doesn’t sound so bad right now does it?
Something that hit a cord with us has to do with funerals.
The number of deaths in countries like Italy and with the quarantine in place means the entire industry is overwhelmed,
people are not allowed to bury their dead or come together in support of one another.
This broke our hearts. Imagine having one of your parents die and not being able to bond together as a family through this incredibly difficult time.
Maybe it’s just something in the air, but everybody we know is a bit anxious.
It’s a weird feeling we’ve never experienced before to this extent.
We know we’re ok right now… but this might change very quickly.
This is definitely something to think about; just how carefree you were before all of this.
Stress comes in many forms, but it’s safe to say that nobody was ready for a global pandemic.
The main tool we’ve used that keeps us sane during this crisis has been meditation.
We’ve been going through Mind Mastery again ourselves.
The most value right now we found in day 8 on ideas, day 11 on family and day 15 on Happiness.
They’re all super powerful in putting order in the chaos we’re all feeling right now.
But you can see for yourselves.
Go to alux.com/meditation and purchase the course.
If you go through it and you believe you didn’t take enough value from it to justify the price, we’ll issue a complete refund no questions asked.
You’ve got nothing to lose and you’re already staying inside,
so what better way to make the most out of this situation than installing a new highly valuable skill in your system.
We’re certain some of you might find the answers you’re looking for and even help you with this feeling we’re all experiencing for the past couple of weeks.
With all this said, we can’t wait for this to be over, so we’re curious to hear from you:
We’re all in this together and hopefully, it won’t be long until all of our lives go back to normal.
As a thank you for watching this until the end, you’re getting a bonus:
This might sound weird, but none of us thought that there was a real chance of us actually dying.
Of course, the world was dangerous, but it was the type of danger we knew of
and this might be the main reason why this situation feels the way it does.
It’s like a dark cave that’s yet to be explored and we’ve all fallen inside of it without a heads up.
We’ve been doing this thought experiment internally that we wanted to share with those of you who always watch these videos until the end.
It’s a bit grim, but it drives the point across.
Imagine that you died right now.
Your life is coming to an end because of the virus. Your family is in tears, reality shatters completely.
All you have is the life you’ve already lived.
Your plans, your goals, everything you wanted to do in life is gone.
What does that feel like? How frustrated are you? Did you live a good life?
Did you make the most of it? Sadly not...
After all of that pondering and analysis, a magical spirit comes your way and tells you that your death was unfair
and you get to come back to the exact moment you’re watching this video and that you’re getting a new chance at life.
The only condition being: to not screw this up.
Your life should never be the same after this.
Most of us are getting a second chance at life, so let’s not let it go to waste!
Your second life is starting today, what are you gonna do with it?
What chances in your life will you make?
If this thought experiment has made you question your reality and your future,
please write Second Life in the comments so we know who made it until the end!
Stay safe Aluxers!!