As I turned on the TV, a lush island appeared on the screen, followed by a weather-beaten Tom Hanks in his role as Chuck Noland, stranded FedEx employee, and his volleyball friend, Wilson. Chuck’s intense expression captured me, and I watched as he navigated a wooden raft across a series of waves that would put them into the open ocean, far away from the island where he was stranded. His was a facial expression that is all too familiar in 2020.

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