CHANGE – The only constant thing

 

CHANGE – The only constant thing

 

… to make different in some particular /to make radically different /transform/to give a different position, course, or direction to

to replace with another/ to make a shift from one to another/to undergo a modification of …

 

Dear reader, you and I have also gone through a lot of changes since we were born. Once in a while, I pull out my album to look at the old pictures of our children. They have changed so much that one might not see any similarity between the old and current pictures. The mature butterfly goes through a series of transformations and changes before it wows the nature lover’s eye with its magnificent wings. I know that those reading this blog in 2021 have gone through a very unique 2020 which included long periods of staying at home (under a lockdown). This was certainly not planned for. Classes for some shifted to online platforms, church services went online, and the internet became the main form of business and interaction. For those in Uganda, many of you have just gone through yet another election period which is unique because the COVID 19 pandemic made it extremely difficult for campaigns to be run in the usual format without either the government or even citizens feeling wary of the risk of spreading the virus further.

 

“The only constant in life is change”-Heraclitus

 

Very few of us find change as an exciting thing. We are normally comfortable with letting things be and will try to avoid disruptions at all costs. At the workplace and in all other spaces, we tend to resist, either by commission or omission, any changes that might arise. Nonetheless, the inevitability of change means that we need to prepare for change and develop an attitude that is adaptable to the changes that might be arise.

As COVID 19 has shown, sometimes change does not give us notice of when it is coming nor is it noticed when it takes place. Whereas some changes are like the tsunami, other types of change, like the transition from slow mail to email, or email to WhatsApp, actually sneak in like a thief in the night. They are hardly noticed or specifically invited. I am an avid fun of slow mail and would still appreciate a postcard and letter from far away. However, I know that this has since lost its attractiveness. Our children are more comfortable with text messages, emoji’s and social media platforms which make communication instant. This is the new reality.

The best way forward is to be flexible and have an attitude of preparedness for what is inevitable. I am reminded of my days as a Boy Scout, where we had the motto ‘Be prepared!’ So as we begin the year 2021, may we prepare ourselves adequately for the changes and any other circumstances that might present themselves.