The best of times, the worst of times: how good can possibly come of Covid-19 (eventually)

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

So many of us are feeling that we are living in the worst of times right now. Every day more news piles in about infections, death, and the loss of a life…