Poorly

For those who don’t know, poorly means unwell, or sick. I think it is a north-west/Manchester slang (Mancunian) thing. Or maybe every British uses that, I don’t know. At first I find it appalling as it seems poor equals to sick, but now I believe it came from the sorry condition one is when he/she is sick, and what people would normally say to a sick person, “Oh, poor him!”

Anyways, ’tis maybe the change of the season where the temperature dropped from 13 degree Celsius to 1 degree Celsius, within a few days. I know that is not as severe or volatile as other places further from the equator, but it is harsh enough I guess to cause most people to become poorly. My family for example has three members having fever and flu, and from what I heard from the school, they are not the only ones who are suffering.

Hence life seems to slow down when you or your family gets sick. Priorities shift a bit and routines are suspended. I wonder how people who have long-term illness cope. I wonder how the people who are in Palestine, cope with sickness, for their situations are far, far worse and they surely are more susceptible to diseases. Makes you feel more grateful, ironically, when you get sick.

Here’s a dua to all people who is suffering to be granted recovery, and for the oppressed to be saved.

Thank you for reading.