And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.
Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist
How do we move forward when we have little idea as to where we actually are, and when the idea of a timeline to "normality" by Christmas is patently absurd?
Reality is we just haven't been here before. Nothing like it. A microscopic, effectively invisible virus whose story has us paralyzed.
Not an "enemy" but rather a byproduct of the way we live. Our supply chains and mobility have given it immediate and global access to our lives, and our ways of connecting amplify the story that Covid-19 is.
Data didn't predict it in any useful form, and Google doesn't have the answer. It has exposed our fragilities in the unkindest of ways, from decimating care homes to exposing the myth of a sustainable economy buiilt on servicing consumption.
We have much to be grateful for. By demonstrating our fragility it has brought to our attention just what a dangerous path we are on. Like taking…
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