Just before Christmas, I had to vacate my apartment for asbestos removal, leading me to stay in one of the few hotels open on the island of Oahu. Upon entering the hotel room, my attention was immediately captured by the view below. Was this a dream? Observing people freely moving along the beach, practicing some social distancing, while others playfully interacted in the water, felt surreal. The scene below momentarily erased all traces of the harsh realities of the pandemic. Could this be a glimpse, or perhaps a dream, of the future as humanity emerges from the pandemic? Daydreaming captures the internal emotional conflict as humanity emerged from a global crisis.
