"Sometimes I just want it to stop. Talk of COVID,
protests, looting, brutality. I lose my way. I become convinced that this new ‘normal’
is real life. Then I meet an 87-year-old who talks of living through polio,
diphtheria, Vietnam protests and yet is still enchanted with life. He seemed
surprised when I said that 2020 must be especially challenging for him. ‘No,’
he said slowly, looking me straight in the eyes. ‘I learned a long time ago to
not see the world through printed headlines, I see the world through people
that surround me. I see the world with the realization that we love big.
Therefore, I just choose to write my own headlines. Husband Loves Wife Today.
Old Man Makes New Friend.’ His words collide with my worries, freeing them from
the tether I'd been holding tight. I'm left with a renewed spirit. My
headline now reads ‘Woman Overwhelmed by Spirit of Kindness.’” – Several people
claim authorship. I only know it isn’t mine.
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