Four pandemic lessons

2020 has been a hard year. The coronavirus pandemic has been — is — a “black swan” event that nobody ever expected to experience in his or her lifetime. It was so extensive and sweeping, it not only upended economies, but also our own lives.

Covid-19 took away jobs and lives, as well as the liberties we take for granted. As it struck country after country, it brought economies to their knees. People were put under lockdown, businesses were closed, and how we live and work changed. Large social gatherings have all been practically banned; we cannot go to work and are instead forced to work at home; and we cannot communicate freely in person like we once did.