Let’s not Complain: We Needed Change and Here It Is…
The most strange thought and realization crossed my mind during meditation in the early morning:
I recall having talked with my dear friends well over a year back, about how the world is going crazy, with such level of mediocre leadership spread out all over the planet, a Lifetime President in China, a Dictator in Russia, a Clown in the USA, corrupt sheikhs in the Muslim world, and so many other mediocre variants worldwide, all combined with ruthless and greedy corporate leadership, and that has kept me thinking, in a very pessimistic approach, that we were VERY far from seeing profound changes, Social, political, economical, ecological and cultural changes that humanity requires, and seeing very clearly that no amount of individual political leadership, or civilian group actions or military pressure, just nothing and no one would be truly meaningful as to drive real changes in human behaviour and activity, to stop evaluate and re-think and change directions for real.
In short, not a chance in sight for a true reinvention...
And suddenly, this Corona virus shows up, creating unexpected massive disruption.
Although nature continues its way, plants and animals go on like everyday business as usual, BUT in a matter of just weeks, all human activity has been massively and totally brought to a halt, bringing unexpected and unforeseeable changes in the business world, in the economy of countries and individuals, in social behaviour, health patterns, nutrition, study, work, relationships, just changes everywhere, in every aspect of our regular life, and so it follows, that the Virus is the unique creator and responsible of the change we need so bad, the change I have been talking about for endless months, only that it took a very unexpected shape and we are all overwhelmed with the sudden disappearance of our lifestyles, our comfort zones and our old routines.
So, let’s not complain, change has just arrived!! It will not be easy!!
Now, we just have to embrace it, learn to survive, adapt and thrive in these new ways of the world. Time to get creative, define new roles, choose new leaders, choose to reinvent ourselves and re-define our individual and global roles. What an unexpected 2020!!!
Jorge Parra
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