Change is and has always
been a full part of our humanity. From the moment of conception we begin the
process of change, which continues nonstop every day until the day we leave
this sphere of existence.
Change tells us one thing –
the future beckons. “Extra! Extra!” It shouts at the top of its voice, “That lovely
future you longed for is here!” how would you respond to it?
Interestingly, we are
hardwired with the ability recognize and hold on to the familiar good. We erect
the structure of our lives around the favorable things that have happened to us
and hence end up with the structure psychologist call “The Comfort Zone.”
This zone keeps us safe. It ensures
we are not exposed to all the negatives beyond its boundaries. Unfortunately it
also ensures we don’t experience all the exciting possibilities of the unknown. “The thing you don’t know won’t
hurt you,” says its wrong voice. It inflicts a fear of the future: “The demon
you know is better than the angel you don’t know.” Have you heard it before? That
is the voice of the chains holding you back.
You know better than to put new wine into old containers. They would burst. New wine needs fresh containers. – Jesus
The effect of living in this zone is that we try to meet the inevitably changed future by doing the things we did
in the bygone past. This will fail. The future demands new approaches. We must
get into it in a different way – special way if you may. Our minds must be
plastic enough to accept the truth that change is indeed inevitable. It is the
only constant thing in life; it will come if we wish it, it will come if we
pray it shouldn’t. In the lovely book, Who
moved my cheese, Spencer Johnson outlines that to handle change we need to
understand these 7 writings on the wall:
1. Change happens
2. Anticipate change
3. Monitor change
4. Adapt to change quickly
5. Change
6. Enjoy change
7. Be ready to change quickly
and enjoy it again
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