"Let faith, hope, and love overcome these trials and finally prevail."
A message this 2021
This coming 2021 will be remembered as a second year of the pandemic. Like 2020, this year will be marred by the pandemic's wave, and expect new casualties, possible lockdowns, and a renewed effort to restore stability if not to maintain it.
And to think that this year also marks with a bang and celebrations as any other "new year", this 2021, to put it bluntly, expects extra effort in controlling, if not beating this pandemic. That in every home and workplace people will feel the new normal of "safety" and "concern" as possible casualties occur; and as any other year where everyone spending time with family, friends, and loved ones in turning a new page, words like "caution", "care", "effort", "solidarity", the need for "support", and others will be overheard throughout knowing that this second year of the pandemic will face both old and new challenges and at the same time having one's self fight and fighting back in moving forward not just to control this pandemic but to build a better nation.
But regardless of this challenge, as well as other existing ones, this note expresses hope that the people will fight back and move forward after this pandemic-driven challenge. Again, expect sacrifices, efforts, struggles not just against this hidden foe but also incompetencies, corruption, various forms of injustices that hinders a country's pathway to development. Expect words like justice, freedom, continues to resonate so is development, peace, or hope, especially in this pandemic driven times.
For now, while waiting for that vaccine or looking for new ways of treatment, that the people's needs are to be addressed, that solidarity and compassion be the norm, and in this time of despair, let this nation's, if not this world's faith, hope, and love, be overcome these trials and finally prevail.