| How do we care about the world? This question to | | | | friendlier. No such issues as global warming and |
| many adults does not even cross their mind. When | | | | dangerous ozone holes ever arise. Over the years, |
| we were young, as children, we learned in schools | | | | social meeting and family gathering are replaced |
| only about pollution and the activities needed to | | | | gradually with teleconference meeting and |
| prevent such pollution. When grown up, some of us | | | | cyberspace chatting. Though there are still some |
| do not bother so much. It must have been the job | | | | gatherings, the human interaction during gathering is |
| of politicians or policy makers to think about it, most | | | | much less. There are now men club, ladies club, sport |
| people claimed. Really? | | | | club and many more. What is the difference you see |
| We have to admit one thing. The world is changing. | | | | in these clubs today compared to those in the old |
| Environmentally and socially, the world is indeed | | | | days? Again, we find more instruments installed for |
| changing. Many people may agree that the changing | | | | personal use. People come to the same club but the |
| is towards a better condition. Well, it depends on | | | | interaction among them is limited. They would rather |
| how we look at it. | | | | enjoy activities personally. More and more people |
| Beyond the sophistication of technology in | | | | enjoy jogging and exercise in clubs rather than in |
| transportation, communication, entertainment and | | | | public parks. For the sake of more privacy, many |
| accommodation, have we ever realized of another | | | | clubs also have VIP and VVIP rooms. Clearly, to |
| aspect which is also changing? When we see new | | | | some people, the existence of others is bothering. |
| technology, immediately we can expect new | | | | Environmentally, we see more pollution cases and |
| products being launched to marketplace. New | | | | more often natural disasters. Health problems are |
| businesses can be created in results of that. Of | | | | getting more. New anatomical and mental disorders |
| course that also means new job vacancies, probably | | | | are discovered. We have heard many new diseases |
| better salary and eventually expected better living | | | | caused by new strains of microorganism. Why is |
| standards. | | | | that? Natural imbalance? What do you say? |
| I expect that the changing stops there. A happy | | | | Let's return to the beginning of this edition. The |
| ending till the next new technology. The reality is a | | | | question : how can we, as a personal human being, |
| different ending. What happens in 2008, then? With | | | | participate to make the unstoppable changing world a |
| the booming of world economy in the past 3 years | | | | better place to live? It truly sounds like a big job. But |
| and accelerated economic growth in some Asian | | | | we can start from ourselves. Don't expect others to |
| countries (China, India and some South East Asian | | | | change if we personally resist changing ourselves. |
| countries), do we expect a long lasting happy end? | | | | Also, don't be pessimistic about changing others. |
| No, it is not long lasting. In fact, the quality of social | | | | After all, we are still human. God created human with |
| life and human interaction is deteriorating. Meaning, it | | | | wisdom, heart feeling and attitude. Some people may |
| is getting worse. The collapse of some giant financial | | | | seem to loose these aspects of life as human being. |
| institutions marks the worsening of human's quality of | | | | But believe it. These aspects are not lost. Merely, |
| life. I will elaborate this issue in the next edition. | | | | these are buried deep inside their mind, heart and |
| Check out the old days. In those days we see no | | | | soul. Then, it is our job to motivate others to |
| personal electronic gadgets. The environment is much | | | | rediscover and dig out these aspects of life. Agree? |