COMFORT OF STATUS QUO !

There is an old saying that “God please give us courage to change what we can and accept what we cannot….and wisdom to know the difference ….!!!

There is also a saying singing virtues of a Willow….that bends… not like a proud Oak tree that refuses to bend….and breaks in a storm ….

Another way of looking at these adages is that “Let us have a comfortable life….in the status quo….”

while …to bend like a willow is a great virtue in human transactions…..it can not be condoned with a carte blanche !

If everyone is snugly resting in the status quo…then EVOLUTION….would become an impossibility….

Mavericks….Outsiders and Creative ‘misfits’ come and redefine the rules…every once in a while….and that is how this world has evolved !

hurray for the Mavericks !!!

WHO IS AFRAID OF CHANGE ?

This is a question that has baffled me…..but the ‘mature majority’ has always dismissed this….as a no brainer !!!

While it is obvious (is it?) that a status quo is the most comfortable perch….but then a lot of people (read majority) claim that they would like to change….that they would stagnate if the status quo is maintained !

Who is this majority that claims an apathy towards status quo ?

This mass of ‘wise’ people could be in any of the following :

POLITICS

EDUCATION/ACADEMICS

SOCIOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY

HOLISM (whatever this implies)

But then do these ‘wise’ people act against the staus quo ?

…….”HOW CAN I ALONE FIGHT THE SYSTEM ?”……

Have you heard of this before …?

Exactly !!!  These are the standard arguments !

But then the question….that I started out with…still remains un answered….

….or MAYBE…we should rephrase the question as “WHY ARE WE AFRAID OF CHANGE ?”

….your comments….as usual are keenly awaited……

 

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                                   bhaskarbenjamin