Be Proactive, and Do Not Spread the Sickness

Opinion 

By Thomas Saura

Husky Herald Reporter

   

   *Aaaaaahh-chooooo!, sniffle sniffle* Yep, that’s the sound of congestion beginning to settle in your lungs. A nice, hard sneeze is the perfect way to start off the morning, waking up to a brain-rattling release of mucus.

   You can feel the pressure building in your face and chest as you try to take a breath, only to be caught off guard by a deep, throat scratching cough. You now start to focus on your stomach as you realize just how queasy you have become overnight.

   You know it instantly, you’re getting sick. It’s inevitable and only going to get worse, but you have responsibilities right?

   You have to tough through it all, throw on some clothes and make your way to school. With it being crunch time towards the end of the semester, there’s no time to take a sick day, there’s work to be done.

   The problem now is you’re about to be a real pain in the bum to a lot of people because you’re about to get everyone else sick.

   Let’s be honest, no one likes to be sick and no one likes to have to make-up from missing school, but do you really think it’s worth getting all your other classmates sick so you can go sit in class and be more miserable than normal?

   With spring rolling on in, a season of allergies and sinus infections comes with it, meaning everyone and their brother is going to some way or another catch a cold. Do you really want to be that guy/gal that gets everyone sick?

   If you do decide to take a death stroll through the school, try and be courteous of others. Cover your sneezes and coughs, wash your hands regularly, and don’t drink/eat after others. 

   If not, do yourself a favor and get some rest. You know you don’t want to be here, and quite frankly, no one wants you here either. You can not expect to get better by going to school with a bunch of other germ-infested children.

   Be proactive and do not spread the sickness, take some time off and get yourself well. Do not get the rest of us sick, we will hate you.