The worst of times and the best of times

This morning, as I sat down to work on my column, I found a small scrap of paper on my desk with the following words scrawled on it: See Joy Seek Joy I’d written the words a few days before, contemplating New Year’s resolutions, and then forgotten all about them. In truth, I’d only meant to write ‘Seek Joy,’ but a slip of my pen had made me write ‘See’ by accident, which is why I’d written it…