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At this time of year many editors, writer, bloggers, etc. always take a look back at the year that just passed. It seems like an appropriate time to take stock of where we are, where we were, and how the last 12 months have changed our lives.
Do I really need to detail how the last 12 months have changed our lives?
Setting aside the political upheavals and the natural disasters we have witnessed this year, which would take more space than I have here to talk about, simply focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has totally changed our lives, our country, and the world would take many words and many pages.
While things look pretty bleak right now; cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are all rising. I believe there is hope.
The pharmaceutical industry has risen to the challenge of the pandemic. There are currently numerous therapies in development, and a couple of vaccines are in Phase III trials as I write this. In particular, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has shown truly astonishing efficacy. I hope by the time you read this there is more good news regarding the vaccine, its effectiveness and its safety.
There is a phrase, “May You Live in Interesting Times” which has been erroneously attributed to the Chinese:
According to Wikipedia "May you live in interesting times" is an English expression that is claimed to be a translation of a traditional Chinese curse. While seemingly a blessing, the expression is normally used ironically; life is better in "uninteresting times" of peace and tranquility than in "interesting" ones, which are usually times of trouble.
Despite being so common in English as to be known as the "Chinese curse", the saying is apocryphal, and no actual Chinese source has ever been produced. The most likely connection to Chinese culture may be deduced from analysis of the late-19th-century speeches of Joseph Chamberlain, probably erroneously transmitted and revised through his son Austen Chamberlain.”
My mother used to say “Boring is good.” when it came to life. While boring might be a little too, well, boring, I like uninteresting better.
Looking forward to 2021 I wish all of you an “uninteresting” year.