Letter to 2022
Letter to 2022
I am late in writing my annual letter to the new year(Here is the one to 2021). More specifically, late in making it polished enough to be published (;
It has been two years (ok, almost two years) till the invisible enemy brought the globe to a standstill. Every year, I think about the year that passed and the year that is coming, aka letter to 20XX. But, something changed this year despite me doing multiple sessions on trying hard to think about what I will write in this letter. I failed in crafting a single draft. I was, of course, highly preoccupied with deadlines and family commitments, but not that I hadn’t given a thought to what I think about 2022.
In retrospect, it may be to the two straight years of uncertainty that we have faced. Of course, corona brought some rewards for me on a personal and career note. I have a roster of long life events since corona hit. So despite regular hardships, I haven’t been faced many failures. But everything happened in utmost uncertainty and situations of total surprise while I tried to protect myself and my loved ones from the virus.
So it’s been tough to write a letter when two full years go wholly unplanned and full of a quick turn of unanticipated events. But I am a dreamer, and I am writing this letter for the year ahead to promise myself that part of me is still going to be alive.
So there I go…
I hope humanity returns with a harder refresh this year, and society can forgive and forget the pandemic.
Dear 2022,
Life is full of surprises, and I am sure you will be another one!
- The wait for the endemic- It’s a weird wish, but I hope corona at least becomes endemic. How the global village works, it will be challenging to eliminate corona. But hopefully, the case of an endemic makes it much easier to deal with for everyone. Maybe people can start losing their jobs and get their share of mask-free air when they want.
- The spirit to move on- I hope this year gives enough strength to everyone to move on in spite of their experiences in the past two years. Everyone was hit directly, indirectly, secondarily, or (lucky you!) in the third degree. Living through the pandemic was challenging, and I hope we meet on the other side with the best of ourselves. Staying inside has taught me some beautiful life values, and I have understood what matters to me the most. I hope humanity returns with a harder refresh this year, and society can forgive and forget the pandemic.
- The desire to dream continues- Things didn’t turn out as I dreamed of them. But the essence of human life is dreaming, and I don’t want to stop dreaming of what life has in store for me. This year I want to dream more for my future and what is yet to come.
- Personally. Lastly, my resolutions still have a space in this letter. And hopefully, I can fulfill them in my whole spirit. This year I will mark my 10th year in this foreign land I chose to call home, so a lot to look forward to what the next decade holds.
- Celebrate. Despite what was happening, I am really proud I did find reasons to celebrate for small as well as big events in life. And I want to continue to do so, might be a small anniversary, completing an online course or dancing with my heart out at my sibling’s engagement. A celebration is a must for it often fills life with a purpose to celebrate again (:
So here you go 2022, I hope life will still move in the whole spirit in this age of uncertainty.
So to 2022, welcome!
