Lovely morning.There is so much stuff around us now. We are no longer living in an age of materialism, and the times in which we live are changing dramatically. We need to be flexible and adapt to the changes of the times, respecting the individual and building a solid axis within ourselves.With so many options before us, we need to be able to choose the one that suits us best.
And now, when we are afraid to adopt new things, when we are afraid of change, we may not be able to adapt quickly enough to a rapidly changing society. People are afraid of change. We think only in terms of our own experiences and we try to see things only with our preconceptions, so when there is a sudden change, we pretend not to see it, as if we were closing the shutters.
And even if what is in front of us is something that could be improved, if it is always in front of us, it can become so obvious that we don’t even think about correcting it. But as we go about our day, our world becomes smaller and smaller, and because we don’t make changes, we become complacent in a very small way. And one day you may find yourself feeling left out by everyone around you.
But if you feel scared to start, having someone you trust by your side can help you to take the first step. For example, one of my students insists on not using a smartphone. However, when she saw her friends of the same age as her using smartphones and enjoying their lives, she finally decided to give it a try. Before she started, she thought that mobile phones and computers were too difficult for her to use, or that she shouldn’t rely on them because they were bad for her health, and she gave countless reasons why she wouldn’t try. But now that she had someone she could trust, someone who could help her when she needed it, she was ready to push the button.
And now that the student has pushed that button, she has seen a new world that is different from the one she had seen before, and she seems to be living a more vibrant life.
And she’s using her smartphone to blog about what she’s been doing for decades as her life’s work, and in doing so, she’s making new connections and expanding her world. What she has been doing for so long, which was considered old-fashioned and simply disappearing, is now new to people who had never heard of it before. It’s not that the new makes the old disappear, it’s that the new gives us a better chance to continue without losing the things we cherish.
As long as you have the courage to take the first step, or if you are afraid, just the courage to take the first little step, something will always change in you, and the world will change in front of you.