Human patience threshold

That is the title that need to be ponder together in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic. Do you like that your personal freedom constantly being restricted in the name of health protocols? Sane people will say diplomatically it's not a matter of liking it or not. It is for your goodness, your family and others. So true. But to be honest in our heart, including me, frankly don't like it. Basically, human are social creatures who want to interact with other people.

We all already know how great the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on human life. The economy slumped, many companies went bankrupt, unemployment increased. Even the Covid-19 vaccine has become the best-selling merchandise that is being fought over by many countries.

There are two things I imagine. The first is the group of those who are still viable financially (hopefully still can). Maximum they will reach the limit of psychological patience which is experiencing tremendous boredom, if not called stress. Perhaps a psychologist is more competent to explain this one because it is not my specialty. Is there a formula that can measure the limit of human patience in facing the time length of health protocol restrictions? It's true that everyone's patience is different, but I'm sure there is a limit except you are an angel.

The second is the group of those who are no longer afford for life necessity financially. It could be because of job loss or slumping business. Well, this second group is the most vulnerable, which I focus on in this post. This can become a time bomb because it's  stomach matter. You know that a hungry stomach can have any consequences. What percentage of this second group compared to the first? Indeed, many countries around the world already provide social assistance to this group to prevent unwanted social impacts. The question is: How long the aid will last? Moreover by poor countries. Something that has no time limit will create stress for the aid provider. Indeed, the covid-19 vaccination program has occurred in many countries. But what percentage of population that has been vaccinated in each country. What percentage in poor / developing countries. Herd immunity can only be achieved if most of the population in an area have immunity. Even then must happen at almost the same time. The problem is that there is not yet academic studies that can confirm the effective period of covid-19 vaccine. Six months? One year? Forever? What if the vaccine effectiveness in certain regions (countries) begun to decline, while in other regions (countries) the herd immunity not yet happened. Should continuous lock down happen again in each regions / countries? First lock down, second lock down, and so on. It seems many countries implementing the brake pedal system like in a car. Pressing and releasing brake pedal following the number of Covid-19 cases. Until when it end? I also do not know.

In the end I started to think how long the time limit to reach human's patience threshold in dealing with prolonged restrictions. Meanwhile, stomach affairs cannot be postponed. There are those who are impatient, half patient, perforce to be patient, perforce commit crime. Who among you can be patient indefinitely? Perhaps medical scientist still racing to pursue the human's patience threshold so that the prolong health protocols do not exceed the threshold of patience itself. Hopefully religious leaders actively preach about patience. Please don't consider this post as a threat but a warning because the story will continue with the emergence of new variant of corona virus mutations B117, B1351 and double mutation B1617. Meanwhile you can ponder the Covid-19 teachings. And the most important thing is keep wearing mask, maintain distance, wash your hand often, avoid crowded or closed places, avoid touching your face area, sleep well. Thanks for reading.