It seems we use the phrase “it’s not like they were curing cancer” to denote time poorly spent. To “cure cancer” might be the most saintlike way we can describe someone or some thing. Because a lot of us have lost people we love to cancer. Like the novel coronavirus, it doesn’t discriminate between us. I lost someone important to me to cancer many years ago, and it still hurts in many ways. When you look at life from this perspective, it becomes much easier to see what’s important, and what’s simply not. Who we love is important, as well as the time we spend with them. If we remember that, we might not become so distressed by minor problems. Maybe we’ll spend our time more wisely. Maybe we’ll cure cancer.