For glad tidings, good luck, and new hopes
this Year of the Rabbit
At first, this note bid greetings in the celebration of the Chinese New Year, with the year of the Rabbit.
Despite efforts to recover from the pandemic, people from all walks of life are clinging to their hopes of good luck in this season. As trinkets, good luck charms, and rice cakes are sold and brought by folks, this note would say that this year of the rabbit provides another chance to build up again and move forward with their lives all after years marred by the crisis. As shops, restaurants, all gradually having full operations and meeting growing people’s demands, shows this current year has gradually returning to “normal” albeit with emphasis on maintaining health protocols.
Sorry to bring up those memories, but ever since COVID19 struck, everyone has prioritized people and life. Following some trials and errors, governments recognize the need for a science-based and targeted approach, and have adapted better COVID19 responses in comparison to previous attempts and in light of the evolving situation to protect both the life and health of the people to the greatest extent possible, attempting to balance health and economy in order to survive those pandemic-marred times. And now, with businesses and communities such as those in Binondo, Manila or in Banawe in Quezon City thriving, it is safe to say that everyone is looking forward to 2023, the year of the Rabbit, which represents kindness, intelligence, and vitality, all of which a nation requires.
In this Chinese New Year, this note hope that people will come together to face numerous challenges, to achieve numerous accomplishments in various fields, to pursue knowledge and truth to new heights, and to assert further the need for a lasting peace, true social justice, sound inclusive development, and human progress.