I think this pause has allowed for some perspective, particularly in the private lives of people. I wish this reflection could be transvalued into society. But I look outside my door and it feels like everything that happened in the past 10 to 12 years is repeating and it's just farcical now. That feeling of not wanting to go back to the way things were is required for change.
An interesting thing about coffee is its intimate history with change. You should look it up.
Nice piece. I really enjoy reading this.