Whatever is going on right now, it’s going to change to something else.
It's Not Normal to Go Back to Normal 😉
The world has been through so many changes due to the pandemic. And those changes brought many challenges: quarantine, masking, and unmasking. After so much change, we find ourselves in a post-pandemic world. This has been quite a confusing time. Because we have this idea of going back. Everybody’s talking about going back, going back. Talking about “going back to normal.” But actually, “going back” is not possible, is it? When we say this, we are talking about doing the impossible. Because going back to the past is impossible. To do that, we would need a time machine.We put a great deal of effort into avoiding change. We rely on medical companies for help with our ailments. Or we take ginseng. Or we try to eat only organic foods. But if we really think about it, we have already tried all of those things in the past. Emperors tried ginseng and organic foods. The British and the Americans have tried various methods, too. But they couldn’t stop change.When you’re looking for a good job, what are you looking for? A permanent position, right? Nobody’s looking for an impermanent position. We want a good job, leading to a permanent position. And of course, the reality is there’s no such thing as a permanent position. So, we should think about this. We are looking for something that does not exist.Post-pandemic, we hope things will “go back to normal.” But this isn’t possible in reality. What is normal is impermanence: the constant flow of changes. When we embrace this natural flow, we can begin to see the new opportunities that change brings. We can stay present to those opportunities, and work creatively with them.
The world has been through so many changes due to the pandemic. And those changes brought many challenges: quarantine, masking, and unmasking. After so much change, we find ourselves in a post-pandemic world. This has been quite a confusing time. Because we have this idea of going back. Everybody’s talking about going back, going back. Talking about “going back to normal.” But actually, “going back” is not possible, is it? When we say this, we are talking about doing the impossible. Because going back to the past is impossible. To do that, we would need a time machine.We put a great deal of effort into avoiding change. We rely on medical companies for help with our ailments. Or we take ginseng. Or we try to eat only organic foods. But if we really think about it, we have already tried all of those things in the past. Emperors tried ginseng and organic foods. The British and the Americans have tried various methods, too. But they couldn’t stop change.When you’re looking for a good job, what are you looking for? A permanent position, right? Nobody’s looking for an impermanent position. We want a good job, leading to a permanent position. And of course, the reality is there’s no such thing as a permanent position. So, we should think about this. We are looking for something that does not exist.Post-pandemic, we hope things will “go back to normal.” But this isn’t possible in reality. What is normal is impermanence: the constant flow of changes. When we embrace this natural flow, we can begin to see the new opportunities that change brings. We can stay present to those opportunities, and work creatively with them.
