MY THOUGHTS ON 2022 & HOPE FOR 2023
2022 has been a year of consequential events: a year of Omicron variants paired with the emergence of Covid lifestyles, the “forever” war in Ukraine; the January 6 Committee gave us mountains of evidence; the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade; the midterm elections; inflation hit a 40-year high; the inflation reduction act if not inflation reduction at least gave us the biggest climate action bill ever; Eric Adams became New York city’s mayor; Elon Musk bought Twitter; influx of asylum seekers; labor flexed its muscles in the private sector from Amazon to The New York Times; historic changes of government in Brazil to the left, in Israel further to the right; Rishi Sunak, the first Brit of Indian origin, became Prime Minister; Iran has begun executing women’s rights activists, Afghanistan has barred girls from higher education or women working in humanitarian relief organizations forcing ‘CARE’ & ‘Save The Children’ to pull out of the country; China eased its Zero Covid policy, the list goes on.
My wish for all of us to stay healthy and focused in 2023 and live productive lives is to develop a healthy immune system that will NOT get impacted by any deadly virus. I think this can happen if we live as a co-existent, interdependent human society where we look out for one another. Nobel Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African Anglican bishop, theologian, and peace activist brings home the message: “I am, who I am….because…. we are, who we are.” “I am… because…. you are.” – Ubuntu thoughts. Our survival and our thriving are inextricably connected. Treading in the footsteps of another Nobel Prize laureate Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other peace seekers, it is fitting to accept this co-existence and inter-dependence of us humans as absolutely vital to our survival and prosperity, if we wish to continue to thrive on Mother Earth. Mother Earth is our home. We cannot abuse our Mother who nurtures us and allows us to live and flourish day by day. Would we abuse our human mother? I doubt it. Let’s treat Mother Earth with the respect and caring she has bestowed on us for millennia. Let’s stop the abuse of nature: the flora and fauna with which we have been gifted from birth.
(Mabel Pais writes on The Arts and Entertainment, Social Issues, Health & Wellness, Cuisine and Spirituality)
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