Change.

The old cliche' that "change is as good as a holiday", may be true in some cases though a disaster for one who runs their life by strict routines. For these people, any disruption at all to their day to day activities can and will cause untold misery.

But isn't life, generally, about change?

We're born, grow to be toddlers, begin our first day at school, become teenagers, move into adulthood and, hopefully, meet someone that we can love; following this is marriage, the creation of those cute little rug rats then, before you realize it, one's children become teenagers, grow into adulthood, marry and suddenly you've become a grandparent.

You ponder: Where has the time gone?

Life is about change, however, resistance to change seems to be part of our natures.

Why?

In an attempt not to be too philosophical, change in any form, either consciously or unconsciously, equates to our death.

If you can somehow maintain the status quo, one's death can be delayed (at least in your mind) because your situation, activities, day to day routines remain the same. In a strange way, routine without change can make us somehow believe that death is far away; without change we can go on forever.

A good example is the middle aged accountant who has worked in the same cubical for many years. One day he's told that he has to move offices because the company is growing and more space is needed because a slew of young guns have been hired to keep the company growing.

"But Jack, I've had this office for twenty-five years, can't some other arrangements be made?"

"Sorry old boy, this has come down from the top. But you'll love your new office. It's bigger and you're also closer to the water cooler!"

He finds his new office slightly bigger and it is closer to the water cooler, but this change in his life brings on depression, as if his life has been turned upside down.

This change, whether a good move or not, creates so much anxiety, that he eventually has a cardiac arrest, and dies. All because of a simple change in space.

What we must understand is that change on this planet is inevitable, we are changing all the time, and yes, death too, is inevitable.

My personal mind-set is to accept change as opportunities rather than hints of my impending old age and certain death.

For me, as a person of routine, have been attempting to accept change as opportunities, because change has become all encompassing over the last two years...though, hopefully, life will settle down and my certain death, an occurence somewhere in the far future.


Change is a Reality.