We simply can’t just go back

We simply can’t just go back from where we were before the pandemic. Maybe the pandemic has given us some time to reevaluate and to see how we should treat the environment in a balance, how to manage the wealth of the world and how to protect the poor.

There are already a number of change makers in the world. In business we have China, AI, Agriculture in China and other countries making their deserts as agricultural areas, the use of media communication for meetings, religious celebrations, delivery of foods with the use of online deliveries and sharing, etc. the computer has even beaten the greatest chess players in the world, even the best basketball players, football and even table tennis players. In medicine, we have algorithms that can identify sickness through Xray using a cellphone, or a cellphone that can identify a person who has a Parkinson’s disease. In many factories, robots are now operating in many countries. Robots serving in restaurants and stores.

The world is beginning to learn. The world is speaking to us again. How are we going to respond to this blissful call? How are we going to live with these game changers?

After the pandemic, things will change. A lot has changed. Yes, we have to change! It is inevitable. If we want to live, we have to adapt. This is a call to new perspective, a new way of solving issues, a new way of making decisions, a new way of looking at relationship, a new way of putting love into action, a new way to live and love.

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