Amazing, Adaptable Humans

 

November 11, 2020

 

There’s a saying about making lemons into lemonade. If you look at the history of the human race, we’ve pretty much done that.

Here we are in Fall. Fall can be dreary, with cold rain and trees going bare. But people cozy up with cups of cider and they bake pies; they go on leaf viewings and have bonfires. These things not only make what could be a depressing season bearable, but something to look forward to.

And then there’s Winter. The days get darker and colder. So what do we do? Most cultures have a celebration of light at the heart of the dark time. They’ve made it so that people actually look forward to that period, and even wax nostalgic about it. Cold and dark—good times? Apparently.

There are also snowball fights and sledding and, for some lucky folks, skiing and skating. We took what we were given and turned it into something good.

I think that’s pretty darned amazing. I hope we can adapt to the restrictions of coronavirus with the same spirit.