The world experiences change in all
kinds of ways. A tree begins as a small,
unnoticeable, acorn into a symbol of strength and beauty. An infant instantly begins growing after leaving
it’s mother’s womb. Though only touching
on the physical in these examples, in my opinion, change is a part of every
facet of life. Change manifests itself
in the most ordinary part of our lives and the extraordinary. No place is untouched by the Creator who gave
us, as the creation, the ability to touch and to change. With this in mind, change is something we can
never escape from, but does that make it necessarily bad? Obviously there are numerous types of
change. Since the beginning of the
world, men have strived to change their surroundings. Historically, countries have gone to war for
change. Whether on a battlefield or in
the capital, people have fought for equality and life. C.S. Lewis likened us and our resistance to
change to an egg that refuses to hatch.
“We must hatch or go bad,” remarked Lewis.
I flashback to earlier
times when I believed change to be curse.
The change that was occurring in my young life rocked any foundation I
had formed. My vision was weak on who I
was individually. I sat on the
country-styled couch as I listened, horrified, to the news of our impending
move to the South on one particular day in 2002. I didn’t know how to handle the news. I wasn’t about to smile or celebrate the news
that would completely change the life I had known for years. I remember mom’s expression as she searched
my face for any sign of hope. The only
emotion I felt was rage. Where was the
justice? This question and others
characterized my naïve thoughts. As
humans, we don’t truly learn to accept change until it slaps us in the
face. We seek to live simple lives, far
from harm and the storms of life, but is that why we were created to live? As a twelve-year-old, the end all was
moving. The bigger picture of life holds
the hand of change. There is no simple life. This
shouldn’t lead the reader to think that I believe every life should evolve into
celebrity status. What I mean is we were
created for so much more than we truly understand, and that should give us an
appreciation for the change that occurs in our lives while living and
breathing.