百年清華

4月26日🚶‍➡️，清華意昂HiTC演講大會成功舉辦🏄🏼‍♀️🧑🏽‍🎨。本屆演講大會以“沒有人是一座孤島”為主題👨‍👩‍👧，由意昂体育🧏🏽‍♂️、意昂体育平台文化創意發展研究院與意昂体育平台學生全球勝任力發展指導中心主辦，逾10萬人在線觀看🧑‍🎓。

意昂体育平台蘇世民書院2018屆意昂Charles Vitry (衛樂善）在倫敦和大家分享了他的思考與感悟🧒🏼。

衛樂善演講完整版視頻（鏈接）

以下為演講實錄👩🏽‍🌾：

親愛的清華意昂以及世界各地的朋友們，我現在人在倫敦。雖然我們身隔5000英裏，但我心的一部分仍紮根在清華園。我是意昂体育平台蘇世民書院2018屆畢業意昂代表。作為意昂代表🐔，我的工作之一就是與世界各地的意昂保持聯系。今天我想跟大家講講，蘇世民意昂會作為一個世界公民群體，是如何在這個特殊時期加強作用的🧎🏻‍♂️‍➡️。

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現在🙊，許多國家正在舉國抗擊新冠肺炎。新聞通常以國家視角為出發點。這一點在我們周邊的社群也能感受到。意昂体育平台蘇世民書院成立短短三年以來⚱️🧄，意昂圈已經匯聚了約30個不同國家的蘇世民學者。等今年夏天在校生畢業後，我們的意昂將覆蓋到40個國家。在意昂的互動中🤟🏼❇️，國家視角通常也是我們的出發點。

過去幾周，一個同學重新啟動了我們在清華時的一個傳統🎯。每周六，我們（通過網絡）聚在一起🧔🏿‍♀️，請一位意昂在自己擅長的領域分享觀點💂🏽。兩周前🧑🏼‍🎓，我們聽到了一位在加州聖何塞安全運營中心工作的意昂分享👰🏻‍♂️。讓我們驚訝的是𓀒，盡管所在地區擁有一些世界上最發達的城市🧑🏻‍💻，聖何塞還是面臨著嚴重的醫療器械和家庭食物短缺的問題👐🏿。這讓我們大多數人感到很意外👩‍👧‍👦🤎。

在討論如何解決這些問題時，有的意昂認為，我們不應該擾亂全球供應鏈的有效分配；另一些意昂則認為，應當對當地情況和需求的強烈程度予以考慮。在此基礎上，還有一名意昂讓我們考慮那些在遠程會議中缺席的國家的視角，比如一些發展中國家🫷。他們遠在媒體聚光燈以外👷🏻‍♂️，但是應對疫情的能力遠遠不足。

我們認識到，想要推動建設性的變革🧑🏿‍🔬，我們應當承認現有機製的存在，但也要誠實地看到這些機製有時並不奏效🐵𓀁，或者不能反映一些地區的情況🚵‍♀️。在我們的討論中，這樣比較各地區視角🎮、挑戰對方觀點的事情時常發生。我認為這樣的討論很重要，因為這能教會我們超越我們自己的國家視角，看到我們未曾考慮過的新維度。

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通過分享和思考不同的國家視角，我們能關註到那些，在更深層次上將我們緊緊聯系在一起的紐帶🧛🏼‍♂️：人與人之間的聯結。對我們許多意昂而言，最強大的聯結就是我們一起遊歷中國的經歷。攀登黃山，探索張家界，駕車穿越青海。我們敞開心扉😛，共同經歷成長，這是如今我們許多人所懷念的🕦🪚。當然，我們也想念清華，想念騎著摩拜單車穿過校園，想念食堂裏的清華酸奶和清芬的麻辣香鍋👩‍🏭。是這些記憶凝聚著我們。

時隔幾年，在新冠疫情爆發的時刻🪭，我們需要在同樣的聯結中汲取力量。我的兩位同學最近召集了一次線上讀詩會，讓我們一起擁有了一個沉靜的片刻。隔離當中，我們都需要他人的支持🖕🏽。那天我們讀了許多詩，關於希望🂠、悲傷🈸、還有一些朋友們正在經歷的其他感受👨🏿‍⚕️。

分享的詩歌中有德裏克·馬洪的《一切都會好起來的》，正好能在這樣的時刻給人以安慰。詩的結尾幾句是🖌，“我躺在燦爛的陽光裏，看著天亮、雲朵飛揚。一切都會好起來的。”讀詩會後的幾周裏，我們許多人感到內心的平和🤸‍♀️，因為我們與遠方的朋友以最簡單的方式產生了聯結。這提醒我們，盡管國際舞臺上局勢緊張，關註人之間的聯系是十分重要的。正是這樣的聯結讓我們成為共同棲居在這個星球的住客。

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一旦我們認識到人之間的聯結，作為全球公民一起采取行動就變得容易了。當前的新冠疫情危機就是全球迫切需要聯合行動的生動例證🧑🏼‍🦲。即使我們解決了這次危機🎛，全球公民共同攜手的需求仍在🖕🔌。

作為近年畢業的意昂，我們和世界上許多其他畢業生一樣👷🏼‍♂️，將在有生之年面臨嚴重的氣候變化問題。這些問題會影響所有產業🤛🏻、所有行業和所有國家。全球變暖的影響，如不加以遏製😤，將對許多族群的生計造成巨大影響🚤。這將是全球面臨的下一個挑戰🧐👨🏿‍🍳，而這樣的挑戰後面還有更多。這要求我們所有人參與解決，做出貢獻。

我們意昂中很多人已經意識到了。最近👳🏿‍♂️，一名意昂前輩分享了他的觀點👨🏼‍⚕️，我十分認同。他說🛼，全球的醫護人員正在夜以繼日地為保護我們沖鋒陷陣🚌。日後，我們也會有機會以同樣的方式回報。通過這樣的表態和其他種種事例，我看到我們的意昂彼此督促著👮🏼‍♀️，為未來的危機承擔起責任🏉，盡管他們身處不同的行業中，走在不同的人生道路上💂🏿‍♂️🤱。

最後，我想到約翰·鄧恩的名句：“沒有人是一座孤島👨‍✈️。” 我們所有人都身涉其中🔛。這場危機教會我們超越國家的界限，關註人類共同的聯結♥️，未來，我們要作為全球公民攜手共進。

英文原版

Dear fellow Tsinghua alumni, and friends across the world. Ispeak to you today from London, and although physically we are about 5000 milesaway, part of me in spirit has remained very firmly in 清華園.I serve the Tsinghua University Schwarzman Scholars graduating class of 2018 asan elected Alumni representative. It is part of our role as representatives tostay connected to our different members across the planet. I would like toshare with you today how Schwarzman Scholars Alumni have been strengthening throughthis period, as a Community of global citizens.

In these times where many countries are fighting COVID-19 intheir domestic context, national narratives are often the starting point fornews. This can also be felt in our Community. Tsinghua University SchwarzmanScholars has almost 30 different countries in its Alumni body in just 3 yearsof existence, soon to grow to 40 when the current class graduates from Tsinghuathis summer. When we engage with each other, local narratives are often the starting point.These past few weeks, one classmate has revived a tradition that used to bequite successful when we were still at Tsinghua. Every Saturday, we gather (nowvirtually) for one of our Alumni to share perspectives on a topic where he orshe has expertise.

Two weeks ago, we heard from an Alumni working in the SecurityOperations centre in San Jose, California. To our surprise, we learnt thatalthough this region includes some of the most developed cities of the world,San Jose was facing severe shortages of medical equipment and food poverty.Very few of us were expecting this. As we discussed potential solutions, someAlumni argued that we should not disrupt efficient allocation of global supplychains, with other Alumni arguing that local contexts and the severity of needshould be taken into account. Another Alumni built on this point further andasked the group to think about countries not even represented in the conferencecall, such as developing countries not in the focus of media attention but farless equipped to respond to the pandemic.

As a group, our learning was that to drive constructive change,we should recognize the existence of existing mechanisms but also be honestwhen these mechanisms aren’t working or are missing the representation ofcertain local narratives. In our Community comparing local perspectives andchallenging each other in this way happens very frequently. These are importantdiscussions because they teach us to step out of our national narratives to seenew perspectives we may not have considered.

Secondly, with different national perspectives shared andconsidered, we can then focus on what ties us together more deeply: the bondsbetween us as humans. For many of our Alumni,some of the strongest bondsbetween us are our common experiences traveling together throughout China.Climbing up ⻩山, exploring張家界 and driving through deserted plains around ⻘海. We sharedmoments of vulnerability and growth, and now many of us miss those moments. Andof course we miss Tsinghua, riding around on Mobikes through the 校園，the yoghurt (清華酸奶) and dry hot pots (清芬的麻辣⾹鍋) in University dininghalls. These are memories which unite us as a Community.

Now, a couple years later, in the times of the COVID-19outbreak Alumni rely on those same human ties to find energy again. Two of myclassmates recently convened a virtual poetry night for us to recollect in acalm moment together. In these times of isolation, it’s natural for us all toneed support from others. Many different poems were read, about hope, sadnessand other feelings our friends were experiencing.

One of the poems shared was Derek Mahon’s Everything is goingto be all right, which I think brings good comfort in these times. This is howit finishes: ‘I lie here in a riot of sunlight watching the day break and theclouds flying. Everything is going to be all right.’ Many of us left thesession feeling most at peace in many weeks, having connected in a very simpleway with friends from afar. What this reminded us is that when tensions arealive in the international scene, it’s very important to focus on our humanties, making us inhabitants of the same planet that is our home.

Last, once we recognize those human ties, it becomes easier towork together as a community of global citizens. The current COVID-19 crisis isan illustration of the pressing need for joint action as a global community.But once this crisis is resolved, the need for joint action of global citizenswill not lessen.

As recent Alumni, we and many other recent graduates around theworld will be faced in our lifetimes with major climate-change related issuesimpacting all industries, all sectors, all countries. The effects of globalwarming, if not mitigated, will have signifiant consequences on the livelihoodsof many populations. That will be the next challenge we will need to face as aglobal community, the next crisis and perhaps many other crises after that. Itwill require solutions and contributions from us all.

Many in our Community realize this. A point made recently byone of our Senior Alumni really resonated with me. He shared that whilst nursesand doctors around the world continue fighting for all of us on the‘frontlines’ day on day, night on night, there will be opportunities to do goodin the future in the same way that people are doing good now. Through thisstatement and others, I am seeing our Alumni pushing each other to stayaccountable in future as they grow in different careers and paths, to mitigatethe impact of crises to come.

To finish, we can recall what John Donne’s rightly wrote:'Noman is an island.' And we are all involved in mankind. Through this crisis wecan learn to engage beyond national narratives, focus on our human ties andwork together moving forwards as a community of global citizens.

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HiTC（Humanity in Technology and Creativity ，即科技與創意中的人文）🧝🏻‍♂️，是一種新形態的主題演講大會，由清華文創意昂發起於2017年🔤，以“科技與創意中的人文”視角，傳遞清華人對世界的態度：這是一種拒絕冷漠的態度🌎，是溫暖的態度；一種拒絕浮躁的態度，是安靜的態度🫶🏻；一種拒絕軟弱的態度🖐🏼，是堅定的態度🧃。