by Justin Teoh
Birds migrate not because they want to, but because they have to. Differences between ecosystems warrant that collective species travel across the world to gain access to basic resources and maintain their evolutionary course. It is a lifelong exchange ritual, doing its part within natural equilibrium. What happens if the swarms meet another, rushing in from the opposite side? What if that other swarm is 2020 in itself?
On behalf of the team at Getting It Strait, we are grateful that you have made it to the end of the year. For most of us, the convenience of online classes and meetings still leaves out the atmosphere of shared solidarity and support. Even without direct contact, the feeling of getting through things together will always be strong, and I think that is what being together―or rather, bridging across straits―is all about.
I’ll skip through the descriptive parts. If isolation has crept in deep, then let this December issue make up for what could have been. This is our holiday gift for you. It is yours to share and yours to keep. Here, we acknowledge the risks and challenges we have faced (and still face) and put forth our aspirations for better news up ahead. If there is room for sentiments, even for just a bit, it’s in this care package of artwork and articles.
And that’s our message for the first year of the decade. Our thank u, next. Our search for the next big thing in our lives. Our step to being a little more wiser, kinder, stronger, and happier. Our collective wing flaps building momentum towards another shot.