We know it, but how often do we acknowledge? Nature around us is a constant reminder of the same. Just like seasons in year change, so do rest of the things in time. The change in the seasons makes us witness, embrace and appreciate the beauty of it all the more. We value summers only after the freezing cold and winters after rotten summers.
Talking about change, I still remember how heart broken I was when Ambassador announced to discontinue in India. My whole childhood and teens have clear fond memories of chauffeur driven white shiny ambassador with blue curtains, government of India board in red and also a siren. It was so special. Honestly, that feel cannot be matched by anything! Not even by any fancy car on planet.
It filled me with so many questions. What brought to the end of iconic car? The only answer was it didn't change with time. It could not keep pace with the competition around, gradually demand dropped and it head towards a black hole. Lack of any makeover in time was a big drawback.
Some things become antique, some extinct and some change the look and feel altogether.
I recall an episode of Top gear(a British television series of motor vehicles) where taxis all around the world competed in a race.
If I look into relationships, change is important there as well. Parents maintain strictness in childhood days to inculcate disciple in kids, but as kids grow parents become their friends. That relationship is best and welcoming. When kids are younger parents used to guide them, later kids guide and advice parents. Parents take a back seat and enjoy the ride with grown-ups, listening to what they think and feel. We talk so much about generation gap. But why does it even exist? If we are ready to accept the change, be flexible then there is no point of redundancy. Though some typical parents love to remain strict and do not want to lose their age old believes. It is simple to say, 'I cannot change in this age.' I have seen few families who still live in this set up, even when their children are parents themselves, still they cannot express what they actually feel. A miscommunication, gap between conservatism and modern outlook always maintains a drift. Though a different level of togetherness is shared between them when they are friends.
All in all, change is good. Fear of change is always there, but that fear is replaced by freshness of ideas or thoughts once it happens. Adapt and change or be ready to extinct.
To quote from Bhagwat Gita- 'Parivartan hi sansaar ka niyam hai'. That means- change is the Law of Universe!
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