Change is constant in the world we live in. We all know that but somehow, many of us seem to forget this at times.
Why? It is not change most people resist, but rather the pain and discomfort during the period of transition. From birth on, we are constantly changing with never ending new experiences. Our bodies change with time, our thoughts and emotions, our relationships, our finances and our health. Every thing within us and around us is changing constantly.
The change is sometimes so slow that we don’t pay attention to it. If you find yourself resisting to change without being aware of it, I recommend that you hide a fresh banana somewhere for 30 days. Take it out of its hiding place after a month and you will witness the transformation in action. The banana experiment is a clear demonstration of the nature of change. Not all changes will be so noticeable, but the principle of change remains the same.
Winston Churchill said something like this many years ago;
“Take change by the hand before change grabs you by the throat”
It means to me; accept and cooperate with the change that is inevitable before it will be imposed on us.
Do you find yourself resisting to change in some areas of your life?
If your answer is yes, is it because of fear, comfort or any other reasons?
July 9, 2010 at 7:58 am
I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions. But laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.
Thomas Jefferson
July 9, 2010 at 8:03 am
Thank you.