THE YEAR 2020 SAW TREMENDOUS CHANGE AND
SUFFERING—not only because of the pandemic but also
due to heightened concerns over racial justice and climate change.
As crisis after crisis unfolded, humanity was challenged in
dramatic ways that will no doubt mark an inflection point in our
history. Many heroic responses inspired us, while others failed
desperately to meet the moment and compounded the tragedy of loss,
uncertainty and pain that for once connected us all.
As we enter these early days of 2021, we want so much for things
to be, quite simply, better. We want a return to normal, or more
accurately, a better normal that heals some of our open wounds.
Therefore, images of front-line workers and the most vulnerable
among us receiving their first doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna
vaccines give us hope of better days to come.
