The New Normal

橫跨2020與2021年的後疫情時代，COVID-19 疫情不僅影響了國際政體與經濟，同時也規範了人與人之間的「新距離」。然而，宛如末日的頹敗之中，仍存在「微光」; 在社交和經濟活動大幅減低的同時，疫情也消弭了生態上的負擔，給予了地球生態呼吸的空間。人類應該藉此機會重新審視世界所需要的「常態 ( normal )」，停止對自然的予取予求與擴充，並協力維持各項正面的效應。人類適應力的優化和來回推演產出的「新常態 ( the new normal )」應如何被應用與延續，是我們對2021年提出的方向與希冀。

「微光」的存在提醒著我們，在危機的背面，人類能否記得掌握隱含的轉變、契機與啟示。

In the post-epidemic era, the COVID-19 epidemic has not only affected the international political system and economy, but also regulated the "new distance" between people. However, in the decadence like the last days, there is still a "shimmer"; while social and economic activities have been drastically reduced, the epidemic has also eased the ecological burden and given the earth to breathe. Mankind should take this opportunity to re-examine the "normal" that the world needs, stop expanding and encroaching upon nature, and work together to maintain various positive effects. The optimization of human adaptability and how the "new normal" produced by the deduction back and forth should be applied and continued is a goal that we need to think about and challenge after the epidemic.

The existence of "shimmer" reminds us that at the back of the crisis, can human beings remember to grasp the hidden changes, opportunities and revelations.