CHANGE
The other evening I was riding with the top down. The outside temperature as shown on the instruments was 74 degrees. It was very comfortable.
I then felt a slight chill and noticed that the temperature had dropped to 72 degrees. In a minute or two the air felt comfortable again.
A few minutes later I felt the chill again and noticed that the temperature had dropped to 70 degrees. Shortly after the air felt comfortable again and it stayed that way for the remainder of the trip.
The point of this is that we become accustomed to change. It is about “feeling” a difference initially.
A couple of months back I felt very angry when I filled the gas tank and the charge was over $60. Now when I fill up I feel nothing different because I have gotten used to the change. The price is expected and accepted.
The loss of freedom must have been an absolutely devastating change to the slaves who were brought from Africa to work in plantations in the ‘Colonies’ around the world.
To the first generation born into slavery they saw no change and suffered no shock. That is the life that they had always known so they accepted it even though they were aware of better circumstances, that is, the freedom to choose their own work or travel where and when they wished.
So it is with societies and political structures. If you are born into a Communist or Fascist society you experience no change in feeling because there was no change to affect you.
No matter what society my great grandchildren will be raised in, they will accept it as the normal society.
My point in writing this is that change is coming, for better or worse. It will have the maximum impact on those who have lived in the present system the longest and those who come after us will not know any differently.
If the US is to remain a relatively free Capitalistic society, I will be happy because that is what I am used to but it appears to be sliding toward Socialism and once there, Communism or a Dictatorship becomes a possibility.
That will be for my great grandchildren to deal with.
It appears that even with the freedom that I have to vote I cannot change the course of events.
Well, the truth of the matter is, we’re never contented with the status quo.
Even when we have it in the best of times, we want it better. More often, in that headlong sprint toward any objective, we ignore the goodness that we have, and are willing swap it for some idle promise or partial uneducated “guessing”. Las Vegas is a classic example.
An old friend of mine, who I lost track of many years ago, I had nicknamed “Turbine”. He always had the biggest, brightest, tastiest, loudest or any other “est” adjective you want to name for whatever he had, or experienced. He always drove the latest “muscle” car. The last time I heard he had lost both job and a very beautiful wife and child, all in search of the latest “est” and change.
So, in conclusion, I feel we seek it out. Those with enough sensitivity to see the problems upcoming with an optional change will simply sidestep the problems. Change of which we have no control they will make it as noninvasive as possible.
Thank you for your comment.
It’s nice to know that someone takes the time to read these articles.
John,
These are great truths that you post. I wish there were more!
Krista