Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
30 Sep 2011 Leave a Comment
What would life be like if it were static? If each and every day was the same. The exact same as the day before, and the day before that, and the day before that.
On the plus side, you’d know what to expect. There’d be no uncertainty. You’d always be prepared. You would just have to hope to God that whatever day set the precedence for all the others was a really freakin’ good day.
On the other hand…how boring would that be? You’d always know what to expect. There’d be no surprises. You wouldn’t learn to think on your feet and have adventures because you’d always be prepared for whatever. People wouldn’t learn, they wouldn’t grow, they wouldn’t become better. Friendships would not be forged, love would not be found, nothing new would be discovered. It would be the same thing. Every. Single. Day.
Humans are dynamic beings and need change in order to thrive. Our minds crave the challenges that changes bring as we try to maneuver them. If our world was static…we’d be drones. Robots. Unemotional, unintelligent beings. Change is what causes us to learn. Think about it: You go to school, each year seeming as though it’s going to be the same old thing but instead you learn new things. Every few years, the setting changes as you advanced to the next section of your schooling. Elementary school, middle school, high school, college…each one is a major change in a person’s life. It’s to be expected, but at the same time we have no idea what to expect.
Not everyone handles change easily, and I feel bad for these people. I think change should be embraced, even sought. Sure, you might experience a change that doesn’t work….but then you just make another change until you find something that does. And if it’s external and you can’t directly affect it, then you change your settings. Or your thinking.
Change is scary. It creates uncertainty (which is my biggest fear). It can, at times, challenge your view of your competency. But if you shy away from it, avoid it at all costs, you cannot grow into the person you are meant to be. I believe that whatever greater being may be out there presents changes simply for the chance for us to better ourselves, both individually and as a collective whole.
What changed your life today?
Think about it.
B
