Change is a big part of everyone's lives, it is what helps us grow and what, in essence, helps us live. If we don't grow and evolve with the world around us, we are not living our lives. I like to look at change as an improvement of ourselves, a decision to better ourselves, for us and for those around us. But any change, even those for the better, come with drawbacks, discomfort; unintended casualties if you will. And I know that we all make the choice to change, or not to change, because we feel it is the best for us; it is a selfish approach. Think about how far you are willing to go, or how much are you willing to sacrifice for the sake of change? How many people are you willing to hurt, or what values are you willing to go against, for the sake of change? In other words, how selfish are you willing to be, for your own good. Shouldn't we all simply worry about ourselves and do whatever it is that makes us feel better? Aren't we all in this world to take care of ourselves first, and the rest after? I honestly don't think so. If we go through life being so self-centered, worrying about ourselves only, our happiness only, our well being only, then that is exactly what we are going to end up with, ourselves only. Now, don't get me wrong, there are plenty of people who end up on the other extreme, being doormats to the world, trying to please everyone else, changing constantly for others, even at their own expense and that is not right either, we should never do that. But finding a balance is honestly not that hard, or at least shouldn't be.
Change for the sake of change is not healthy either. Just because we are bored with something, or someone, doesn't mean we should change, dispose of it; just because we are bored with our car, doesn't mean we should change it. I feel a lot of people in today's society change, simply because they feel it is time, it is the next logical thing. And I mean that at even the grandest of schemes. Change means anything and everything, changing your car, your house, your job, even your marital status. Why change just because you think it is logical? For example why do people get married, simply because they feel it is the logical progression of life? We do people have kids, simply because of the same reason? To be honest, I have no idea, but maybe I have fallen into that category more often that I'd like to admit. We all make conscious decisions every day to change; from small changes to life altering changes. But do we really consider what we are doing when we are doing it? Do we really think about what it means in the larger scheme of things and how it will affect us in the future? Or do we simply do it for instant gratification, to relieve ourselves from a weight that might have been on us and it is simply to exhausting to deal with? It is always easier to change, dispose of what we have and find something new, rather than dealing with pain and trouble. I look at my wife and I honestly see that. I don't know what she is going through, what is on her mind, what she thinks and feels every minute of the days that go by. But I do know that she chose to change for her own sake, for her happiness and for her own well being. I am not saying that she is selfish, or a bad person for that matter; after all we have all done this in one way or another. But maybe her choice to change has more collateral damage than she expected. And even if it does, should she really care? Should anyone care what and who gets damaged in the process of our search for happiness? We are all different and we would all answer that question differently. There is really no right or wrong answer, there are only answers tied to our individual values and principles.
What I am trying to say today is that change is mostly good, this change is what allows us to grow as people, as friends, as husbands and wives, as sons and daughters. But change always comes with a lot of baggage and we need to be conscious of this. Like I said, even the best changes for us, cause pain somewhere else. Not all change is growth, just like all movement is not forward. Change because you want to and not because you feel you have to. Just as we change, life changes as well. When you are in a bad situation, calm down, give it time, it'll change; when you're in a good situation, stay calm, enjoy it, it'll also change. Always remember that just when you think it is all going to hell and you are ready to quit, it is the moment just before a miracle happens; be patient and be open to change, juts be wise about it.
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