We hadn’t seen it coming. We weren’t ready. When it hit, we scrambled, not knowing what to do. Some panicked. Some ignored it. Some said it would pass quickly. But the virus lingered and took millions.
Now, at last, it was over. We began to absorb the tough lessons so that, if something like this were to strike again, we would know what to do.
Happily, it was a new year: 1921.