When the Heat Hits the Soul: Coping With a Sun That No Longer Loves Gently

I am going to lie, the season that we are currently on in my country is the season i so much like most because it comes with coolness, tranquility and comfort, it rains almost ever two to three days at intervals which makes everything very calm.

But there goes another season, the dry season or summer as some usually calls it, where the sun opens its hotness on ones skin like a fury burning flame. The hotness burns through the skin and enters ones soul causing some kind of unbearable heat. During this period, It is usually hot outside at the same time very hot inside, and I can recall most people usually ask the question, "who opened the gate of hell. The angel on duty should turn the turn off a bit." That is yo show how intense it affects people in general and even those who like that period starts to question why they admire it because at some point you start to look around if the sun is shining out of love or angry with us.

Where I come from, the summer period is not just a period, it has become a season where the endurance of people are being tested both on an emotional level, mental level and physical level. During this period most children prefer to stay indoors rather than playing outside, people are always in search of shades to hide their head from the scorching sun with a sweaty body, and during this period, those selling pure waters become the unsung heroes in every corner. To me, this is refers to as climate anxiety that has been set in motion and it not just a hot weather.

So, during this period, what I usually do often is that. I begin my day very early so that I can finish most of my outside schedules and set for the inside before the scorching sun begins to heat up. I take my bathe as many times as possible for my calmness and sanity and not for anything else. I wear light clothes to keep me from unnecessarily sweaty body. I drink chilled water as many times as possible just to regulate my body system. I allow the fan to be on 24/7 just to regulate the heat as well and I consume less dry and heavy foods for something light.

Another important thing I do during this hot season is that I usually talk about it, to my family members, friends, elderly people I come across and everyone around me informing them on the importance on staying hydrated because that also is the key. And I also regulate how I use my electric appliances, iron, hot plates, not that I do not need them, but just to make it less heated up.

I do some of these things because it requires brain work unlike before when the ozone layers was still a bit intact unlike now that everything is fast changing even more than we can ever imagine. Even though they told us while growing up that sweating is part of life and a sign that you are still alive.

And even though I am not a superhero who can regulate the heat to be always cool at the temperature I want, the least I can do is to regulate and care for the small world around me by controlling what I can to reverse the heat a bit. Because it is also the pressure within and not just about the heat on the outside.

And while I can’t cool the Earth alone, I can control my small world, care for it, and hope that enough of us doing the same can start to reverse the burn. And what you and I are only trying to do is to stay human.

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