Opinion
(sorry this got lost in the shuffle the last few weeks.)
(sorry this got lost in the shuffle the last few weeks.)
Hey, We made it. Was it normal? No. Did we miss some things? Yes. Did we experience sorrow? Sure. "Did we experience joy? Absolutely.
Sounds like life.
No, this was not a fun year. The tremendous amount of news that hit us like Muhammed Ali jabs over and over again were just sometimes too much to take. But still, kids graduated, kids played, adults figured ways and those of us lucky enough to be here right now, we lived.
Yes it was a sad year and will be remembered for decades to come as the year we say every December 31 the phrase, "well it wasn't as bad as 2020."
Sounds like life.
No, this was not a fun year. The tremendous amount of news that hit us like Muhammed Ali jabs over and over again were just sometimes too much to take. But still, kids graduated, kids played, adults figured ways and those of us lucky enough to be here right now, we lived.
Yes it was a sad year and will be remembered for decades to come as the year we say every December 31 the phrase, "well it wasn't as bad as 2020."
Years like this, the triumphs and joys we managed to experience may be over shadowed, but perhaps these moments should be what we ultimately take away as a pat on the back for our perseverance.
It was a surprise that school's opened up to be honest. But with monitoring and restrictions we were able to have some in person classes and modified sports seasons. In Oil City this led to a joy the city and school couldn't imagine. Their beat up run in the playoffs left them one game shy of a state championship. But this team brought light to a beleaguered city during a beleaguered time.
2020 couldn't take that away from them and history will remember this team.
It was a surprise that school's opened up to be honest. But with monitoring and restrictions we were able to have some in person classes and modified sports seasons. In Oil City this led to a joy the city and school couldn't imagine. Their beat up run in the playoffs left them one game shy of a state championship. But this team brought light to a beleaguered city during a beleaguered time.
2020 couldn't take that away from them and history will remember this team.
2020 also showed the spirit of family and friends to not let important moments go. Socially distanced celebrations took place, born out of fear of harming one another. But we still celebrated with drive by parades and affection flung out windows or tossed up from the sidewalks onto porches or thrown from windows. We didn't forget each other.
We learned new ways to show love.
We learned new ways to show love.
Perspective could also be something we gained a little more of in 2020. We saw people we know get sick and even die. We know we all have our issues to contend with, but understanding what others are going through during difficult times became something that was in front of everyone.
Despite COVID-19 we still had people dealing with troubles above that. I wrote a story about a Franklin father in need of a kidney and hoping to find a person with such a big heart they are willing to give him one of their kidneys. After the story was posted and made it around the country, several people stepped up to be tested for a match. People who don't even know the man.
Unfortunately no match has been found yet, but they are still searching and hoping.
Despite COVID-19 we still had people dealing with troubles above that. I wrote a story about a Franklin father in need of a kidney and hoping to find a person with such a big heart they are willing to give him one of their kidneys. After the story was posted and made it around the country, several people stepped up to be tested for a match. People who don't even know the man.
Unfortunately no match has been found yet, but they are still searching and hoping.
Then this summer as COVID restrictions began to lighten up, the news of a young man coming down with a powerful illness surfaced. Through the kind and generous heart of a family friend, many people learned of his situation and reached out to help in anyway they could. At the county fair a perennial champion 4-her decided to auction his prize pig off for the family who was looking at incredible expenses ahead.
The community caught wind of this and rallied to give this pig the largest ever sale at the fair and help out a family in need.
2020 was sad, but the joy of life and the strength of humanity was on display in Northwest Pennsylvania.
The community caught wind of this and rallied to give this pig the largest ever sale at the fair and help out a family in need.
2020 was sad, but the joy of life and the strength of humanity was on display in Northwest Pennsylvania.
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