When will things return to normal?
This is not an uncommon question as many people are feeling exhausted with 2020 and are longing for what might have felt like a simpler way of life that was the norm less than a year ago.
Nevertheless, the reality we must face is that there will be no return to normal.
There has been a bounty of major, paradigm-shifting developments in 2020—a year which is not yet over.
These developments have ultimately characterized 2020 as a significant period in time where the past has been cleaved from the future.
While there is no return to normal, our ability to reckon with the future and define the new normal depends on our ability to learn from the past.
