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The most important lesson from 2020

Muhammad Zunair
3 min readJan 4, 2021

Last year — this time around — everyone or at least most of us were busy making plans for the new year while hoping for a prosperous and joyful 2020. However, little did we know, 2020 was going to be one of the most challenging years in recent human history.

A year that would change the way humans think and percieve — awakening their consciousness and making them reconsider their choices and priorities.

Thus, when it comes to 2020, there is a lot to talk about but the idea behind this piece is to keep it as personal as possible — micro details instead of macro perspective.

Let’s get right into it then.

Just like almost every other year, 2020 started on a high note. (Again, I am speaking for myself.) It felt great, both mentally and spiritually. Obviously, hopes were high for 2020 as I had a lot of stuff coming my way.

Nonetheless, life took a different direction as I encountered a distressing ‘setback’. (Although I don’t like the word setback, yet for the sake of simplicity and education, let’s stick with it.)

Without going into details, it felt like the end of the world. I don’t know how to actually put it into…

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Muhammad Zunair
Muhammad Zunair

Written by Muhammad Zunair

27-year old child -- trying to exist amid this chaos by penning down his thoughts on philosophy, psychology, history & an eclectic mix of topics.

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