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Chen Chunhua: Recast Yourself in 2021

Apr 08-2021   



After the travails of the pandemic in 2020, we are becoming more confident in 2021: We know better our inner strengths, we are transcending narrow-mindedness and technological neutrality, and we are restoring the glory of humanity, said Prof. Chen Chunhua in an event marking the beginning of new semester for MBA students at NSD. She's the Dean of BiMBA Business School.

 

If 1800 was the watershed moment of Western existence, as German philosopher Oswald Spengler put it, then 2020 would be that of human existence, said Prof. Chen. By the time the virus struck, human beings had been busy applying their development models and logic to shaping the relations with the world. But the pandemic has prompted people to rediscover the long-neglected inner peace and contemplate life and nature. To recast oneself is to return to true self and understand what’s real life, what to respect and fear, and what makes a rich soul.

 

In this vein, one must think through and answer the question “why do we live?” Self-affirmation is all the more important in this age of information overload. MBA students should grasp the meaning of the degree, the learning process and education in general, and have clear ideas about what competency and state of mind to foster. Above all else, the students should learn methods to enrich their inner selves and understand one’s relationship with the outside world as well as the relationship between change and growth, said Prof. Chen.

 

Quoting Einstein, Prof. Chen stressed the mutual dependency among people and the invaluable obligation to pay back. It is the selfless devotion of medical workers and the self-restraint of every individual that has made China the first large country to effectively control the pandemic and restore production and life.

 

The advent of the pandemic has shaken human confidence and engendered a sense of perplexity. Gone is the habitual way of relying on past experiences and existing knowledge system to decipher the world; gone are the days when one convenient trope can sum up the world.

 

Recasting oneself has thus become a fundamental choice, encompassing various aspects, said Prof. Chen. First of all, it's about recasting one's convictions and believing that the simplest, truest and most universal significance is not one single victory but endless growth and continuous life. Second, recast values, which in essence are about taking on responsibilities and playing one's due role. Third, put human existence in the light of symbiosis and understand that the foundation of competition lies in cooperation. Fourth, recast oneself through self-restraint and non-stop learning.

 

Chen Chunhua: Recast Yourself in 2021

Apr 08-2021   



After the travails of the pandemic in 2020, we are becoming more confident in 2021: We know better our inner strengths, we are transcending narrow-mindedness and technological neutrality, and we are restoring the glory of humanity, said Prof. Chen Chunhua in an event marking the beginning of new semester for MBA students at NSD. She's the Dean of BiMBA Business School.

 

If 1800 was the watershed moment of Western existence, as German philosopher Oswald Spengler put it, then 2020 would be that of human existence, said Prof. Chen. By the time the virus struck, human beings had been busy applying their development models and logic to shaping the relations with the world. But the pandemic has prompted people to rediscover the long-neglected inner peace and contemplate life and nature. To recast oneself is to return to true self and understand what’s real life, what to respect and fear, and what makes a rich soul.

 

In this vein, one must think through and answer the question “why do we live?” Self-affirmation is all the more important in this age of information overload. MBA students should grasp the meaning of the degree, the learning process and education in general, and have clear ideas about what competency and state of mind to foster. Above all else, the students should learn methods to enrich their inner selves and understand one’s relationship with the outside world as well as the relationship between change and growth, said Prof. Chen.

 

Quoting Einstein, Prof. Chen stressed the mutual dependency among people and the invaluable obligation to pay back. It is the selfless devotion of medical workers and the self-restraint of every individual that has made China the first large country to effectively control the pandemic and restore production and life.

 

The advent of the pandemic has shaken human confidence and engendered a sense of perplexity. Gone is the habitual way of relying on past experiences and existing knowledge system to decipher the world; gone are the days when one convenient trope can sum up the world.

 

Recasting oneself has thus become a fundamental choice, encompassing various aspects, said Prof. Chen. First of all, it's about recasting one's convictions and believing that the simplest, truest and most universal significance is not one single victory but endless growth and continuous life. Second, recast values, which in essence are about taking on responsibilities and playing one's due role. Third, put human existence in the light of symbiosis and understand that the foundation of competition lies in cooperation. Fourth, recast oneself through self-restraint and non-stop learning.