Progress takes time

It’s been a tough weekend for the world and humanity. We saw innocent civilians being killed and kidnapped by terrorists. We now have a full-scale war raging in the Middle East and there will be a lot more bloodshed.

As I wrote when Russia launched war against Ukraine that it’s a bit difficult to be optimistic about the world in general right now. I always lean towards optimism and the hope that the humans and the world will figure things out. Unfortunately it looks like we’re heading in the wrong direction the last couple of years.

The optimism in me knows that progress is not linear. The world may need to take a step back or two in order to move forward. Whatever needs to be done in Europe and the Middle East, I hope it’s done as quickly and with as little bloodshed as possible, especially those innocent civilians.