Any change is always hard to digest. Man gets so comfortably settled at one place, that any change is met with resistance. Why is change not welcomed? Is it because man is afraid of taking risks or it that the anticipation of something new and unknown that creates a lurking fear in him. He adheres to the maxim ‘A known devil is better than an unknown God’.
I am writing all of this because change is there in store for me; it could be a change of my place or could be a taking up a new activity in a new place. So the one thing that’s playing in my mind constantly is my hesitation in accepting that change if it happens inevitably in my near future. I really do not know what the remaining year of 2008 has in store for me. I do not have an iota of knowledge about the new place where I would be moving to. So I keep imagining will I have friends there, will I miss my folks, my near and dear ones a lot once I am uprooted. Will I have a shoulder to lean on , will I have a friend to speak out my heart once I go to the new place. Once I move, will I pine for familiar sounds and familiar sights? All questions remain unanswered and time itself will unravel what’s in store for me. Till then I need to brace myself to enjoy the present, to store in my heart every familiar sound and familiar sight so that I can cherish later. I need to cash in every moment, spend more time with my close ones because change will take me away from them.
I know change should be welcomed with open arms because its change which lets us appreciates both the present and what’s in store. Sometimes change also has its drawbacks, but how does one appreciate the goodness if one doesn’t see the drawbacks. But things are easier said than done and that holds true for me too.
Helen Keller rightly said ‘When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us’. How I wish I could adhere and practice it in my daily life. I believe I need to first accept a change in myself so that I can gear up face any physical change in my life.
I wish to share this post so that anyone who has undergone recent changes in job, place are free to offer their suggestions and advice.
My daughter Deeksha's first freehand
Zigzag lines
Holi as viewed by Deeksha
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An illuminated ship
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The harbourline
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The city at night
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The Sea
4 comments:
Great Blog. You're off to a good start!
Very well written.
Crisp and straight from the heart.
Language and expression are touching.
Change is inevitable.
Some create the change and for some change just happens.
But it is unavoidable.
Change is the only thing constant in life.
Biggest changes come on
First day at school.
First day at college.
First day at job.
Marriage.
First child’s birth.
Yet these are changes which mostly we look forward to with hope, excitement and expectancy. So, we sail through them more comfortably rather than the changes which come later for which we are less prepared.
Thanks for visiting. I like the picture by your daughter whici is up. How to improve your blog? That's such a personal thing. It's very nice. Of course, although I like to be respectful of others, I am a very committed Christian. So I believe all of life and all changes are under the guidance of Him who I believe is the One True God. And the most important part of that belief is that His Son, Jesus, who is truly God Himself (a mystery!) died on the cross to take away every bad & unloving thing we do (we call it "sin") so that we can live with Him forever in heaven. God bless!
change is a difficult to digest dish.
In Prince Niccolo Machiavelli said "if u propose a change, those against will rebuke u directly and those in favor will support u moderately".
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