Begin Again: a New Year on the Horizon
“ All we can do is our best, and sometimes, the best that we can do, is to start over." ” - Peggy Carter (1) The planet has completed, almost, an entire revolution since last marked by January 1, 2021. Time is often arbitrary and exists in human determined segments for solely for human purposes. The rest of the cosmos is unlikely to care much, and the farther along I go, the less I care, too. About time, that is. About other things, there is still very much to care about and care for. It’s still important to care about the environment and care for it, regardless of how near we are to ultimate climate catastrophe. It’s still important to care about bringing a little more (preferably, a lot more) peace into the world among us human animals. This includes caring about human rights and the numerous sub-headings under that rubric. It means caring about people we disagree with, no matter how seemingly difficult it is to do so. Notice that I put the environment ahead of humanity...