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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

A Tense Seven Days Awaits Us

 

      The newspaper is full of interesting stories today. There is an old Chinese proverb that applies here:

 

"May you live in interesting times."

       

      We are facing a tense and uncertain 7 days until the inauguration takes place around noon on January 20th. Making matters even worse is the accelerating number of people getting infected with Covid-19. Elena and Luah are profound admirers of Japanese people and all things Japanese. There is a stereotype that Japanese people are rigid, bureaucratic, and inflexible. This is not really true. From the time that they are little children, they learn one very-important principle in life:

        "Learn to expect the unexpected."

   We all are going to have to "expect the unexpected" for the next seven days. What is needed is patience and faith. Life can only be lived one day at a time.

Be careful out there!

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