Out with the Old, In with the New Goodbye 2020— perfect eyesight turned out to be a disaster year— Coronavirus-19 shutdown Tokyo Summer Olympics & spectator sports. Pandemic with 84 million cases, 1.83 million deaths worldwide, U.S. leading with 350,000 deaths, more than in Korea & Vietnam Wars. Even with Shelter-In-Place and wearing masks, casualties are high everywhere. Lots of activities cancelled since March that I missed going to including ballroom dancing at Cubberley Pavilion, classical movies at Stanford Theatre, poetry reading at Waverley Writers, browsing books at Los Altos Library. Out with the old, in with the new— Welcome the New Year 2021 with a new U.S. President Biden showing more care & compassion. But politicians never cured ills of the world, only sages can guide us to peace in all circumstances— this is the path we need to follow. No crowd will gather for traditional Ball dropping at Times Square on New Year's Eve, but musicians will sing live on TV to welcome in the New Year. Let us pray that 2021 will bring more health and happiness— May we nourish one another with our inner wealth and be kinder to all.     — Peter Y. Chou         Mountain View, 1-1-2021