I suppose we could begin our own pamphlet, letter to the editor, or commentary in the same way. The 2020s a most certainly times that try men's souls. A disease is felling our friends. People are rioting in our cities. Elections are questionable. Inflation is more and more evident. These, too, are times that try the souls of our citizens.
Is there anything from which to learn about our current state of affairs? Has anything like this ever happened before? I suppose we could point to a variety of events that could inform our decisions for today - at least as far as our personal choices stand. We should look to times when the going got tough and realize that there has always been a bright light at the end of the tunnel.
Why do we sit back and let things happen to us, when we could just as well be that bright light to one another? Let's get out there - somehow - in the midst of a thunderous storm, and reach out to help the people around us retain their mental health.