HERE IS NOT THERE II

"Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes." - Hugh Prather

ACT

Change can be very difficult some times and at other times, it can be comforting. It is not that change is a part of life: actually, change is life.

In 1886, Karl Benz drove his first automobile through the streets of Munich, Germany. He named his car the Mercedes Benz, after his daughter, Mercedes. The machine angered the citizens, because it was noisy and scared the children and horses. Pressured by the citizens, the local officials immediately established a speed limit for "horseless carriages" of 3.5MPH in the city limits, and 7MPH outside. Benz knew he could never develop a market for his car and compete against horses with such speed limits. He invited the mayor of the town for a ride, to which the mayor accepted. Benz then arranged for a milk man to park his horse and wagon on a certain street: to whip up his old horse to speed pass them, as Benz and the mayor drove by. The plan worked: the
mayor was furious and demanded that Benz overtake the milk wagon. Benz apologized but said that because of the ridiculous speed law he was not permitted to go any faster. That law was changed afterwards

Allan Watts said, "The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance." That one change of speed limit law, could have crippled and decimated the dreams of that automobile giant, but he worked on the change and came out victorious. The only constant thing in life is CHANGE. What, about your life are you supposed to change? Think about it. Embrace change.