CHANGE

CHANGE

People always talk about change, e.g. “you need to change your attitude” and so on; but what does change literally means to a human being?

Change can be in many forms, it could be in form of job, career, towards people, academically, towards your goals or among other things. Everything that comes in life comes with its advantages and disadvantages, so is with change. Change is inevitable so says the old adage. It is very important in life if you want to grow in everything; you need to accept that certain things have to be changed. John Mason in his book Imitation is Limited stated that “great ideas still need change, adaptation and modification in order to prosper and grow”. Consider a person, who has set a goal of buying a Nissan Pathfinder buy 2016, but during this estimated time, he loses his job and his entire dream is shuttered!! What does he do next? Myles Munroe once said that “the tragedy of life is not life itself but life without a dream”. This person needs to align his mind with his current situation and accept that he has lost a job. He needs not to throw away his dream like that but he has to accept the change that has come into his life that he has lost his job. Now he needs to modify his long time goal of buying a Nissan Pathfinder by finding ways and means of achieving that he has longed for.

The lesson is that change comes in life expectedly or unexpectedly but we have to accept it. Robert F. Kennedy once said that Progress is nice, but change is its motivator. We need change to grow, learn and prosper. We can’t grow if we don’t feed our minds with necessary knowledge and information, thus we will never grow and appreciate other things if we remain stagnant to change. We shall never grow and learn new skills in life if we don’t appreciate the value of change. People who stay at one place for a period of time never grow. Some people need to change organization so as to learn new skills, take up new challenges, leadership skills, and organization structures, or for a higher salary. It could also be in your relationship by finding a better person who can appreciate your love or anything else, and changing your attitude to attain those higher marks in school that you have been craving for.

If you want to grow in life, consider change to be part of your life, and when it comes don’t hesitate to embrace it because there are benefits that are attached to its coming. TB Joshua the Nigerian prophet always says that no condition is permanent. And I want to echo his words that no condition is permanent in life, everything change. Everything is in transition so be prepared to embrace the change. To a person who doesn’t have a job, wallowing in poverty, unhealthy, you have been hurt by your partner, or looking for love, I say our God is a God of change, he alters situations. Change is coming at you because you are a child of God. Be gallant and courageous enough to embrace that change which is coming but for a good reason. Change for a good reason. Change sometimes comes with hidden treasure, but for you to see that hidden treasure you need to change.

“Change has a considerable psychological impact on human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because challenge exist to make things better” – King Whitney Jr.

When you stop changing, you stop growing. Caution be careful and know what type of change you want but always know that change has got benefits attached to it.

By Lukonde L. Chaibela Bsc Computing