The Monday perspective changed
Monday 9 November was anything but a Blue Monday. It was the day after the weekend that Biden was elected as President, that Pfizer brought the encouraging news that it has a 90% effective vaccine that might become available before the end of the year and that the temperature in Amsterdam hit a record 17 degrees Celsius.
Ok, I admit the latter was not really a world event and can also be perceived as a sign of climate change. Definitely not a reason to celebrate. Truth is, I did enjoy the sun and warmth today during my lunch break ;)
About Biden and the vaccine one could argue it’s not only positive. (First of all, you have to agree with me to assume Biden is better for the world than Trump. Otherwise we’re obviously having an entirely different discussion.) The handover of power might be chaotic and it’s not said that the election of Biden brings nothing else than positivity.
Same for the vaccine. It might take longer after all, it has to make a long trip around the world and it still needs to prove its full effectivity.
All true, but…
Main events
That’s all rational thinking. The fact is, that just in a few days time two main events totally changed the perspective for the entire world. So, I would choose to see the positive side.
This week’s examples perfectly show how perspective can change in just a couple of days. It shows one always has to believe in positive change, even though the outlook is grim. I’m talking about events you cannot influence yourself. In the ones you can influence yourself, you should have trust anyway. Because it’s you who decides which way it goes and ends.
This is how fast perspective can change
COVID is a good example of an event you cannot influence the outcome of. Yes, you can protect yourself and your family, but you can’t influence how it develops around the world.
So, apart from the stress or difficulties you might experience in your private and working life, like we all do more or less, you shouldn’t worry too…
