1-20-21. The palindrome is inherently of no significance. But this day will commemorate the beginning of an era that while too early to forecast completely is likely to be more significant than we can already imagine.
January 20, 2021 ushers in the presidency of Joe Biden. What’s more it finally brings US into a long overdue place where a woman holds the 2nd highest office in the land. Vice President Kamala Harris! Like President Obama set a standard by simply becoming the first black president of United States, so too VP Harris has set a new standard for US by being the first black woman, and the first woman with Asian Indian heritage to hold that office.
In my midlife I have been contemplating whether milestones such as birthdays and a new year should be celebrated with all the fanfare they currently get (hint: I am leaning toward yes). But some milestones are bigger than all of us. And if we are lucky we get to experience the positive ones and live to tell the future generations, I was there.