At that time we thought that when a vaccine or cure comes along, Corona 19 would disappear. This was everyone's shortsighted opinion and became the hope. In the past two years, there have been 280 million confirmed cases worldwide, and 5.4 million people have died. This is literally a pandemic and catastrophe. Korea is no exception, with the cumulative number of confirmed cases exceeding 600,000 and the death toll exceeding 5,100.
Before and after
COVID-19, life has brought about a drastic change from offline to
online, face-to-face to non-face-to-face. Let's talk about the case of
the Catholic Press Council, which the writer is serving. Two years ago, due to social distancing, he tried a
non-face-to-face zoom class by delaying the first half of the year to
the second half. Experience unfamiliar to both instructors and students.
The zoom method was one way, so the students' reactions
were unknown and interactive communication was difficult. Fortunately,
the in-depth course in the second half of last year was a face-to-face
class, and both instructors and students responded well. After the
lecture, the party was also a small pleasure. In
the COVID-19 era, one misses warm human
relations more.
The Catholic
Forum, which seeks a solution by bringing up social hot issues once a
year was held live on YouTube for the second
consecutive year under the theme of "Korean Society, Fairness, and
Solution to Youth Problems." In the past, while the venue was specified
and the number of participants was limited, the exposure effect was
greater as it proceeded with only the minimum number of presenters and
used YouTube. In addition, the advantage of expanding social consensus
even after the forum was over was the bonus.
Following the development of vaccines, and treatments, he thought the crisis was over but he was wrong again. This time, the Omicron mutation with weak symptoms but strong transmission, overtook the Delta and emerged as the dominant variant. The living 'With Corona' measures by which we dreamed of recovering from daily life retreated again and distancing was strengthened. The global village is busy overcoming problems due to lock-downs and telecommuting. It is a great ordeal for mankind.
Following the development of vaccines, and treatments, he thought the crisis was over but he was wrong again. This time, the Omicron mutation with weak symptoms but strong transmission, overtook the Delta and emerged as the dominant variant. The living 'With Corona' measures by which we dreamed of recovering from daily life retreated again and distancing was strengthened. The global village is busy overcoming problems due to lock-downs and telecommuting. It is a great ordeal for mankind.
What is the best way for us to act in the midst of the spread of the pandemic. First of all we must protect the earth, our home and ourselves and be more sensitive to climate change. Did not the indiscriminate human behavior boomerang to our harm bringing about the Covid 19 pandemic? The earth is our common home, Let's take into account the words of Pope Francis, emphasizing that
both humans and nature living in a common house are connected. The use or
development of nature should only be carried out within the scope of
maintaining God's creative order. Let's
change our thinking 'for future generations and for the rights of
nature', as in the book "Apology for the Earth" by a former Justice
Minister of Korea. The columnist is drawn to the Justice Minister's insistence to give the earth a legal personality, that is asking persons concerned to restore the earth to its original state when harmed by human efforts.
In
addition, in order to overcome climate crisis and its urgency, the
global community must boldly cooperate in movements for 'dIn particular, let us believers avoid using disposable products and take
the lead in the separation of waste for recycling. We must keep in mind that we are not the rulers of the
earth, but the protectors. Small streams come together to form a large river. He believes when our awakening and small practices are combined, the
Earth will sprout new life and COVID-19 will gradually disappear like
spring snow melting.
