嚴寒過後——我們面前的社會之變化

我們從加州移植而來的棕櫚樹，靜靜佇立在新建金融中心大樓前。

數週以來，寒流反覆來襲，冷風刺骨，夜色漫長，彷彿要將一切生機凍結。

然而，它們終究撐了過來。

在嚴寒過後，葉色依舊挺立，根脈已然扎穩這片新土。

這一幕，正如今日我們所面對的社會。

世界正以肉眼可見的速度轉動、重組、翻頁——

舊有秩序鬆動，既定價值被重寫，

曾被視為理所當然的穩定，如今變得脆弱而短暫。

科技拉近了距離，卻也放大了對立；

全球化加速了流動，卻讓焦慮更快蔓延；

機會與財富的分布不再模糊，反而清楚劃出新的界線。

在變局之中，人們不僅追問未來在哪裡，

更反思——我們是誰，又該為什麼而堅持。

棕櫚樹在寒風中存活，

不是因為環境溫柔，而是因為根扎得夠深。

社會亦然。

變化本身並不可怕，真正的考驗，

是在不確定之中，是否仍能守住方向、價值與良知。

只要根不動搖，

無論風向如何轉變，

生命與希望，終會在陌生之地，重新站起

After the Bitter Cold — The Changes Before Our Society

The palm trees we transplanted from California now stand quietly in front of the newly built financial center.

For weeks, waves of winter cold and biting winds tested their endurance, as if determined to freeze every trace of life.

Yet they survived.

After the harsh cold passed, their leaves remained upright, their roots firmly anchored in new soil.

This scene mirrors the society we face today.

The world is visibly shifting, reorganizing, turning a new page.

Old orders are loosening, long-held values are being rewritten,

and the stability once taken for granted has become fragile and uncertain.

Technology connects us, yet amplifies division.

Globalization shortens distances, yet spreads anxiety more quickly.

Opportunities and wealth are no longer evenly obscured; instead, the lines between them grow sharper and clearer.

Amid these changes, people are not only asking where the future lies,

but also reflecting on who we are—and what is truly worth holding onto.

The palm trees endured the cold

not because the environment was kind,

but because their roots ran deep.

So it is with society.

Change itself is not the greatest danger.

The true test is whether, in times of uncertainty,

we can still hold fast to direction, values, and conscience.

As long as the roots remain steady,

no matter how the winds shift,

life and hope will find a way to stand tall again—

even on unfamiliar ground.