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Cannibalism

Chan Hoi Yan

Life has never been easy for the animals in polar areas, extreme coldness and hard to find food sources. With exacerbating climate change, the ice is melting and the diversity of animals decreases. They are resilient enough to survive in their natural habitat, while so vulnerable facing climate change.

Keywords: Resilience and vulnerability in nature

Colors in the Church

Ying Tsz Ching

This piece depicts the struggles of LGBTQ+ people who are also Catholics, but Catholicism is definitely not the only religion in the world that holds prejudice against sexual minorities. Religion and faith for a person, should be a place for their spirits to return to. What can one do when they bring more distress than they do peace?

Keywords: Homosexuality, Religion, Homophobic, LGBTQ+, Discrimination

The Anatomy of Touch

Chow Jo Yi

Humans depend on each other for companionship, nurturing, and building societies. A key component of this primal nature is the formation of trust through touch. However, touch is dangerous if used will ill-intent. This piece warns of the double-edged nature of touch, which can either nourish or intoxicate you.

Keywords: Well-being, Trust, Betrayal, Senses, Awareness

The Uplift

Jun Mo Jeon

Connectedness and isolation seems to blend in as a single unity, yet each form of existence has its own distinct role to elevate the heavy, deadly toil faced by the world today, i.e. COVID-19.

Keywords: Connectedness, isolation, merging, balance, COVID-19

At the end

Wong On Yi

A priest passed after giving up his ventilator for another younger patient; a WWII veteran fought COVID-19 and returned home shortly after treatment. Both gentlemen embraced their vulnerability and gain resilience at the end, which is beautiful and inspiring. But the question remains – who made the right choice?

Keywords: Resilience, Vulnerability, Elderly, Medicine, Coronavirus