An Essay on Reversals, Reflection, and the Rhythms of Change There comes a moment in every life, and in the history of every nation, when the only way forward is to turn around. This moment—a rare, often resisted pivot—is what one might call About Turn’s Time. Borrowed from the language of military drills, where "about turn" signals a 180-degree reversal, the phrase takes on poignant significance when applied to the turning points that define our personal and collective journeys. When time itself seems to demand a course correction, we are no longer just moving through moments; we are being called to reckon with them.