The pandemic is still evolving, still forcing us to adapt and change. You don’t read about how the 1918 influenza pandemic shaped peoples’ behaviors in 1920 and 1921.

But it did, and SARS-CoV-2 is still altering our perception and psyche in 2021. Despite the breakneck speed onto-the-next-thing culture in which we live in, we need to recognize this simple fact.

Just like other momentous events in history, this one is transforming our time. History will look back on how conscientious we were in our approach to weathering the storm.