Six degrees of separation

Inside a minibus after visiting Long Valley (塱原濕地), Hong Kong, July 2018

有個理論叫做六度分離,指的是兩個互不相識的人之間最多相隔六個人。例如A和B互不相識,而A最遠只會是B的朋友的朋友的朋友的朋友的朋友的朋友的朋友。

世界真的很小。一個病毒可以在短時間內靠着人與人之間的連繫,在半年都不到的時間內(我最早在11月知道這個病毒,但實際甚麼時後開始就為有靠某地方誠實回覆了),便由一個城市擴展到整個世界。由武漢遠至格陵蘭都有人感染,全世界最小36萬人確診(但我相信真實感染人數遠超這個數字,可能不只是多一倍)。

托賴,身邊認識的親友仍然平安無恙,大家都小心翼翼地生活。

暫時香港有318宗確診個案,當中一位與我在同一棟大廈上班,有一宗與我相隔兩度,今晚新增的一宗與我相隔一度(希望這一度會沒事)。

There is an idea called "Six degrees of separation". It means 2 people are at most 6 social connections away from each other. For example, A and B don't know each other but A is at most a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of B.

The world is so small. A virus could be rapidly spread out within a short period between human and human. It has been less than half a year (I first knew the virus in November but the actual starting time is unknown unless that country could give us an honest answer) since the outbreak first started in a city to the whole world. From Wuhan to Greenland, there are people who got infected. At least 360 thousand confirmed cases have been recorded across the globe (But I believe the actual numbers of infected people are more than this figure. Maybe not just a double.).

Luckily, my family and friends are still alright. We have been living cautiously these days.

In Hong Kong, there are so far 318 confirmed cases. One of them works at the same building with me. One of them is separated from me with 2 degrees. One of the new additions tonight is separated from me with 1 degree (I hope this one degree is alright).

Stay safe. Stay beautiful.

(Olympus OM-1, Kodak Colorplus 200, Push 1 stop)