Don't You Wanna Change?

'Change is the only constant'. I've heard this a dozen times through the course of my working life. I tried to comprehend to what it means but finally I think it's all about changing with time.

About 30years ago we use this kind of phones in our house.

But now, house phones are almost unheard of. People nowadays use handphones (mobile phones) and most recently, iphones like this one.

When we want to communicate with others who are at a distance away, we send them letters through the mail.

But now, there's an easier way to communicate. We use the e-Mail (electronic mail) to communicate. And it has become so effective that this an era when they say the world has no border. You can communicate with others from different time zones and still get the response. Amazing, isn't it? And you don't have to wait for days or weeks to get the response.

The way of life has changed a lot for the past few decades. But there are still some people who would rather stay as they were. Whether they are comfortable with the way they are...or they are resistant to change....

But throughout the years, some people would have change from this house:

To this house:

Or from this CLK (Cute Little Kancil):

To this real CLK:

So if you haven't changed throughout the years...where would you have been? You'd be in the exact same position as you were, of course. Is that good or not good? Some of those who are resistant to change would probably say "It's okay. I'm contented with my life now". Others would probably say "Hey, I've got all I want already. So why change?". Then others who did change would say that these people are being left behind time (ketinggalan zaman).

The question is: "Is it necessary to change with time?". It IS necessary to change with time. Why? Because then we'd be able to accelerate ourselves in terms of our knowledge, our experience, our mindset and our views of life. Materially, if we change according to time, we are able to move from where we were, upnotch to a better living.

For example, 20 years ago you were young and carefree. You rent a room somewhere uptown, for about RM200 per month. But now, you are married with kids. Do you still want to stay in a rented room or do you want to move to a bigger and better place? Of course you'd find a better place for the whole family, right? Either you rent a house or you buy a house...that's another matter. The point is, you would change with time.

So if you are still in the same position as you were before...for years...should you be contented? Don't you wanna change? If you do, what's stopping you then?