A promising summer is ahead of us and we have much to be grateful for. We’re not out of the woods yet, but we’ve made substantial progress this past year.

Tragedy has struck so many families, but the pandemic has also accelerated medical and technological innovation, and forced us to work together across borders. Greed and bureaucracy and xenophobia have certainly hindered us at points, but we’ve also demonstrated great determination and empathy.

There can be both, there can be nuance; room for improvement and cause for celebration. Do we look at it with balanced perspective?