I was talking with someone recently and the topic of change came about. I was immediately reminded of the famous Bob Dylan song in which he warned “Admit that the waters around you have grown, and you better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone.” There is also that famous idiom, “The only thing constant in life is change.” Change is a fact of the world in which we live.
Often, change is good. Sometimes it is looked upon with fear and trepidation. That is probably understandable. We naturally fear the unknown, and change always brings with it a hefty dose of the unknown. Sometimes, we change out of necessity. You can only wear the same pair of underwear for a limited number of days before you will become very unpopular with your co-workers, or so I have been told. Sometimes, we change for what we see as something better. Sometimes, change is thrust upon us simply because things simply can’t stay the same.