After a year and three months, the pandemic situation is ending. More and more Americans are vaccinated, and the rate of infection is decreasing. Soon our masks will be put away, and we can return to our old habit of coughing on random strangers.
And the general opinion is that we should also return to the relentless, relentless pace of our pre-pandemic lives.
It seems to me that after all the pandemic stress, what we need instead is a long rest.
But then, I always feel as if I need a long rest.
