On a typical day, from the time I wake up to the time I leave for class, I have a set routine that helps me to get ready before class begins. Generally, I follow the routine and manage to get to class on time. The other day, however, I overslept and my routine was thrown off completely. I managed to get to class earlier than usual, but I did so without following my routine. Surprisingly, it bothered me that I didn’t follow my routine to get ready for class. Why was I so bothered by the change, even if it was for the better?
When I thought more about this, I realized that my life has been ever-changing and every single time something changed, I would always complain about the changes. For instance, throughout my life, my family and I have moved multiple times. Every time my parents told me that we were moving, I would become frustrated because I was comfortable where I was. Before we moved to where we live now, I was so angry about the fact that I was leaving my old home for another one hundreds of miles away. But now, I’m glad that we moved and feel that the change was for the better. Why didn’t I realize that from the beginning that such a change would make me happier?
I thought of the rubber band- always resisting being stretched out and favoring its contracted state. We tend to behave along the same lines – happy when things are constant and worried when there is change, even when it’s for the better. In order to save ourselves from constant worry, for change is, ironically, a constant in our lives, why not look at the positive side to change? Instead of being like contracted rubber bands and thinking that if something isn’t broken, don’t fix it, wouldn’t it be better for us to stretch ourselves out so that we can think that maybe everything happens for a reason?
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