Recognizing True Wealth

• We took our health for granted. It has taken a world in the grip of COVID-19 to change our perspective.
• Life is priceless. Today, Mahatma Gandhi's words ring doubly true: "Health is the real wealth, not pieces of gold or silver."
• 15% of us may not return to our normal lives due to the impact of the pandemic on our long-term mental health.
• The lockdowns, self-isolation and persistent uncertainty of the pandemic will leave a lasting legacy of psychological damage across the globe.

• How might we address this unique set of challenges and pressures? Of the many weapons in our arsenal, the most potent are empathy and solidarity.
• We also require resilience and agility to power our recovery; such flexible traits provide the means to emerge stronger and move forward.
• What I wish for my loved ones, and for all of humanity in 2021, is lasting physical and psychological health, and the ability to overcome our economic woes.
• We perhaps overlook the many precious and beautiful things that surround us; it simply requires an open heart and a receptive soul to discover in them pure, endless joy.