Change is...
Change is important. Change is good. Change is constant. Change is all of these things and more. It is one of those things in life that always comes around, and though abstract and undefinable in a lot of ways, it always means something very particular to people.
Change is a concept that is hard to grasp on principle, but represents something so solid and soundly based in real life that is it impossible to ignore.
We all go through changes. People change. Society changes. Rules change. Standards change. Records change. The times change. But as things change in a collective around you, it is important to remember that you are often a part of that collective, too.
It is impossible to go through life without changing. It is a natural, progressive occurrence. It is part of evolving, part of growing up. Every person changes naturally in one way or another, whether they like it or not. You change when you go through puberty. You change when you have a baby. You change when you grow elderly into your golden years. These are physical changes, but people also change emotionally and mentally.
Sometimes these changes take place naturally in the course of human growth, while other times they are forced upon a person without choice or warning.
And then there are other changes that take place in the human mind and body that are distinctly decision-based. Changes are made that accompany a new lifestyle, a choice, or a sacrifice. Changes are sometimes encouraged by others, sometimes discouraged. Sometimes change is echoed through an arena of followers, marching towards something different than before. It can be pressured upon a person by a cold phone call, a door-to-door salesman, or a relative or friend that really wants to "help you out".
Changes are not easy to go through. People are creatures of habit. We admire routine. We adore the safety and security of living in a "bubble" without distraction or fear. And sometimes, what we fear the most is change.
Change is a process, it is a learning experience. It is not for the weak or the tenuous of heart.
But it is something we must accept and something we all must do. It doesn't necessary make us stronger to go through change. It can sometimes be too much. But it is important. And it is important to do consciously and not tremulously. How you deal with change and how you react to change affects other people.
It reflects what kind of person you are, what kind of person you were, or what kind of person you are willing to be.
Most importantly, change is not exclusive. It is universal. It divides us and it unites us. Change separates us from others. It allows us to adapt and move forward. Change makes decisions for us when things get out of hand. Change offers us courses of action and provides our next steps.
Change is relevant. It is cross-cultural and it is binding. Change is marvelous. Some people in this world refuse to believe in change. They don't like it when they recognize it is happening and don't want to be a part of it or go along with it. They think things are better left undone. And so I ask, if a person cannot change, then what good is he or she to anybody else?
What can come of a person if he or she refuses to change? How can that person get through life? And if people refuse to change, what will come of the people who follow?
Change is a concept that is hard to grasp on principle, but represents something so solid and soundly based in real life that is it impossible to ignore.
We all go through changes. People change. Society changes. Rules change. Standards change. Records change. The times change. But as things change in a collective around you, it is important to remember that you are often a part of that collective, too.
It is impossible to go through life without changing. It is a natural, progressive occurrence. It is part of evolving, part of growing up. Every person changes naturally in one way or another, whether they like it or not. You change when you go through puberty. You change when you have a baby. You change when you grow elderly into your golden years. These are physical changes, but people also change emotionally and mentally.
Sometimes these changes take place naturally in the course of human growth, while other times they are forced upon a person without choice or warning.
And then there are other changes that take place in the human mind and body that are distinctly decision-based. Changes are made that accompany a new lifestyle, a choice, or a sacrifice. Changes are sometimes encouraged by others, sometimes discouraged. Sometimes change is echoed through an arena of followers, marching towards something different than before. It can be pressured upon a person by a cold phone call, a door-to-door salesman, or a relative or friend that really wants to "help you out".
Changes are not easy to go through. People are creatures of habit. We admire routine. We adore the safety and security of living in a "bubble" without distraction or fear. And sometimes, what we fear the most is change.
Change is a process, it is a learning experience. It is not for the weak or the tenuous of heart.
But it is something we must accept and something we all must do. It doesn't necessary make us stronger to go through change. It can sometimes be too much. But it is important. And it is important to do consciously and not tremulously. How you deal with change and how you react to change affects other people.
It reflects what kind of person you are, what kind of person you were, or what kind of person you are willing to be.
Most importantly, change is not exclusive. It is universal. It divides us and it unites us. Change separates us from others. It allows us to adapt and move forward. Change makes decisions for us when things get out of hand. Change offers us courses of action and provides our next steps.
Change is relevant. It is cross-cultural and it is binding. Change is marvelous. Some people in this world refuse to believe in change. They don't like it when they recognize it is happening and don't want to be a part of it or go along with it. They think things are better left undone. And so I ask, if a person cannot change, then what good is he or she to anybody else?
What can come of a person if he or she refuses to change? How can that person get through life? And if people refuse to change, what will come of the people who follow?
posted by Leland J. Fischer at 1:40 AM
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