It is human nature to envision the future as a modified slice of the recent past. Thus, we expect the contours of the path ahead to look somewhat different but remain largely familiar and therefore comfortable. The last 50 years of relative stability have reinforced this myopic and narrow aspect of human expectations, rendering us ill prepared to address the changes ahead.
There is a term for prolonged and merciless disruption; it’s called transformation, and these are indeed transformative times. Like trying to see the forest when standing amongst the trees, it is hard to comprehend these persistent disruptions and resulting daily struggles as components of something much greater and much more consequential. But they are, in fact, monumental.
