The American experience testifies that there are, even now, opportunities out there somewhere, in the wake of covid destruction. Persons who are resourceful, energetic, attentive . . . may identify the shape-shifting needs of their fellow-citizens in this present vortex of a world that is changing fast.

Don’t cry over spilt milk; look around you for the silver lining, or some golden glints in that pan of river sand. Those sparkles in the rubble may be an indicator of your next life-mission.