Amid the crippling coronavirus pandemic, life goes on. These lines from an 1852 poem; The Housewife’s Lament paint a picture of the circumstances daily living in 2020. Even with automation and explosion in information technology (Internet and the mobile phone), life still feels dreary and meaningless for many. The invention of the microwave, the washing machine and the dishwasher hasn’t made life any better for the housewife or career woman. “Each player,” Voltaire reminded us; “must accept the cards life deals him or her; but once they are in hand, he or she must decide alone how to play the cards in order to win the game.”In other words, tomorrow and 2021 is in our hands.

Source: Standard Digital December 27, 2020 21:00 UTC