This is difficult, writing this down. 2021 has definitely not been the year we all wished we had. After an entire year of gloom, sickness and death, the whole world was looking to return to normalcy.
Nothing fancy, just a normal life like it used to be. Whoever said that 'normal is boring' had no idea what fun it is to be stuck in public transport with random strangers, and eating out at restaurants, and meeting others in parks and cafes. It is only when you are deprived of your regular freedoms that you begin to miss things you took for granted. And so, 2021 was supposed to be that big year when everything went back to how it was.
Yet, it didn't. We missed the whole year again. We humans have this uncanny ability to over-estimate and be under prepared. Despite all those warnings, humanity did not learn anything. Many more fell sick, and many of them died. Variants. Mutations. These scientific terms is now everyday lexicon for the billions that survived.
So cautiously, here is hoping that we are now prepared for what is to come round the corner. Hope everyone has a normal year.
A normal, boring year. We can't take any more surprises.
