CHANGE

 

Change, shift, switch, diversion and many other words, all that mean similar; but it’s something that most of us dread. Though it’s an inevitable thing in this universe. It is applicable to everything around including us ourselves. Eventually everything has to change and nothing is permanent. But we people often forget this harsh reality and expect that the things will forever be the same. At least most of us.

Everyone reacts in a different manner to the change. Actually how we react to the change tells a lot about how we are as a person. There are many books written about this but I found “who moved my cheese?” to be a simpler and easier one.

Generally there are basic two reactions to change. Either you accept it or you do not. Well, there is a phase in between it. It is the phase of transition or we can say adaption. Here we try to adjust to the fact that the change has indeed happed and that we have to get used to it.

Let us see different reactions of people to changes.

First category of people is the ones who easily accept the change. These are in fact the people who have awareness. They have already realized that the change is happening. They keep constant awareness of their surroundings and note the minor changes. Hence when eventually they are faced with major changes, they do not panic and instead take quick actions. In short they are always prepared.

Second category is also of the people who accept the change quickly even if they had not preconceived that the change is about to happen. They just quickly adapt to changes and just keep moving without thinking anything else.

Third variety is of the people who do not accept the change. They are just not ready to accept that such a thing can happen to them. They just sit around not taking any action, just waiting for things to be the way they were before. They believe that it was their right to experience the things the way they were prior to the change. They just keep victimizing themselves. At times they do not accept the help from other people who try to show them the other ways around.

Then there is this fourth category. Here initially they are also not ready to accept what has happened and mull over the change for a lot of time. They analyze and over analyze. Eventually they realize that they have wasted time and that they need to move on with the change; but their fears hold them back. After a lot of thinking they finally move out. Still afraid they keep moving and eventually reach a better place.

But what is it actually? When we say that change is inevitable or that it is eventually bound to happen in all the walks of life, does it have any advantages or do we just have to keep suffering these changes? Actually change helps to develop us. Whenever a change comes, in order to fit into the current situation we learn new skills; which in turn adds up to our knowledge. Either we fair or we win; but definitely we acquire something better that adds to our personal growth.

So whatever the change may be, however scared you may get, but learn to accept it and move on. That is the way this life is to be lead. This life is not about stagnation; instead it’s about the constant flow.

Be the river

And keep flowing

Don’t be the pond

That will eventually dry up

JJJ