What does resilience mean?

I have watched the video twice. This is a really good piece of advertisement. I sincerely hope that Cultivate Ireland could capitalize over the colorful designs and well-knitted metaphor. This is all I can say.

A friend of mine from Papua New Guinea claims that in his tribe there is no need of retirement plans. If an elderly needs assistance, everybody prompts with food, remedies, and shelter. How come Port Moresby in so different than Davos?

Another friend, a journalist covering 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, told how impressed he was when completely deprived Haitians ingeniously came up with “mud cookies”. If the poorest in the Americas can make food out of nothing, how come innovative Japanese automakers never considered hiring Caribbean engineers to design “transitioning cars”?

Community and resilience are very powerful words. No one denies the political significance of these terms to win hearts, elections -- and sell more. However, context is everything. Community for a decision-maker sitting in the Security Council means one thing. Another totally different understanding has leaders of countries historically divided by foreign capital interests. I am positive that India, Brazil, and South Africa did not established IBSA in 2003 to embrace the international community and avoid new Sarajevo, Mongadishu, or Kigali massacres. Microphone is for those who speak the same language.

We have recently had a lecture on hunger. It was said that “mutual caring” is the magic bullet to address hunger in China. Based on a recent video of a two-year old Chinese girl helplessly ran over, I am forced to believe that this country is turning into a land of “les misérables”. So, why are Hawaiian restaurants changing menus to Mandarin?

Finally, the video affirmed that we should “manage change”. I wish I could agree more; however, after seeing so many people with little voice and organization in local politics as well as at the global stage, I assume that many of us enjoy no other option than “adapt to change”. If a poor kid does not have a dollar, he goes to bed hungry, ask next door neighbor to share a piece of bread, or vote Ke11y for president.