limited sight distance

It is hard for me to get a read on this New Year. Some moments I almost feel like I am on a plane that is on fire & I have located the parachute & am trying to time the best moment at which to jump. Other days I feel like I am on a plane that is just beginning to take off and become joylessly airborne. The juxtaposition of it all is what confuses me. Seeing this sign today: I took it as a "sign". Perhaps there is no way to know what kind of year it will be until it is all over.