It feels apocalyptic.

Over the last few years, we were warned that markets are at record high and the collapse is ‘around the corner’. It never happened. Endless words were written about climate change and despite all efforts, the situation persisted. Experts explained that the modern family foundations are shaken up by growing addiction to social media. No measure we took helped. Economic gurus demonstrated how the manufacturing hegemony of China has led to economic control. Others mentioned our ‘consumption society’ frantically buying unneeded things. Real Estate tycoons insisted - prices can only go up. Piketty alerted about growing social inequalities, which seemed to be impossible to stop. Governments bragged about all-time-high employment rates. The list goes on.

And then it came, COVID-19, and turned it all upside down.

In ONE blow of a virus, financial markets collapsed; traveling stopped; CO2 emissions declined; more family-time; China slowed down manufacturing; people are taming consumption; real-estate transactions came to a standstill; everybody is impacted regardless economic situation, political affinity or religious belief; and job-security seems like a distant dream.

We are all ONE. It's all connected. We will persevere.

But, remember.

ONE little virus.