HERE IS NOT THERE III

"The world as we have created it, is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." - Albert Einstein 

The problem, as I see it in most cases, is not change in itself, but how it is perceived. In other words, it is actually not that change is our enemy, but that we are enemies of change. To deal with this phenomenon therefore, will take us now to how change is communicated and how it is perceived.
Teenagers are much more inclined to take warnings about steroids seriously, if the drugs' muscle-building benefits are acknowledged in the same speech: say doctors at Oregon Health Sciences University. That was the case when the doctors, lectured nine high school football teams, on the effects of steroids. They found that football players who heard a balanced presentation, on steroids, were fifty percent more likely to believe that the drugs could harm their health than those who were told just of the dangers.

HERE IS NOT THERE

"Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." - George Bernard Shaw

Here is not there, is a simple statement indicating that there is a clear cut difference between point A, for instance and point B - between your past, present and your future. Between your childhood and adulthood, between your singleness and marriage. The point is, if by any means one happens to lack an understanding of the difference involved, whatever the case may be, then chaos is bound to follow by default. That difference is the underlying change factor. 

So John Kennedy said, "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

When the railroads were first introduced to the U.S., some folks feared that they'd be the downfall of the nation! Here's an excerpt from a letter to then President Jackson dated January 31, 1829: As you may know, Mr. President, 'railroad' carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by 'engines' which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to crops, scaring the livestock and frightening women and children. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed. Martin Van Buren Governor of New York

CHANGE WITHIN

"If you want to make enemies, try to change something." - Woodrow Wilson

Change Within

When Susan Boyle stepped on the stage of, Britain’s Got Talent, eyes rolled. People laughed. Many made fun of her because her appearance didn't bear any semblance of the glitz or glamour they expected. As she began to sing, mindsets were changed, new impressions were made. Why? She had an amazing voice that was perfection to their ears. The rolling eyes evolved to stunned looks of awe and amazement at this incredibly talented lady. She had something to offer after all. The resounding applause that followed her performance, proved she had what it took to be a star. Her talent was on the inside.

God looks at what we’re all about; by what’s on our insides. He doesn’t care if we have lustrous hair, or no hair at all, He loves us just the way we are. God doesn’t care if our eye lashes are long and full of volume. God loves us just the way we are. He's least concerned whether we're chauffeur driven in a Limousine, or if we take the bus or walk to church - He loves us just the way we are - with the vast resources we have on our inside. Susan would have had people discourage her, and tried as much as making her to doubt herself. In her myriad of feelings, she mustered courage and went ahead.