a tale of two cities

I am in one.
We are in one.

"It was the best of time, it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom,it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair..."

Before, we were assigned to read about this.

How does it feel, now, that we are in one such situation?

And the future that will walk the hallowed corridors of the journeys we took will read about what we have done...

What legacy will we leave behind?
What will they say about us?

Did we leave the world a much better place for everyone? Or only for someone?

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom..."