Resilience

摘要

What is your concept of resilience? Growing up, my dad counselled my brothers and I that resilience was the acquisition of a strong mind and a strong body. That was his mid-twentieth century version of resilience. It has been variably defined by others, but I believe that its essence is the ability to endure unanticipated hurdles and tribulations without cracking under the strain. A strong mind and body certainly doesn’t hurt. In the last several months, the CUA, like all of us, has been buffeted by external forces beyond its control. What is remarkable is the response the CUA leadership and the central office have mounted in the face of those forces.