One of the things that's always amazed me about people is their ability to adapt. It's not a talent or a gift - it's an inherent ability given to all human beings. When people get sick their bodies fights back. Someone who never used a computer until age 50 is now constantly on his blackberry. A group of people are found in unlivable conditions, and yet somehow they manage to survive and are even happier than those who have much more. We get used to things, for better or worse. There must be a reason for this.
We know that nothing ever turns out as we plan, so why plan to begin with? We can have a rough sketch of what we want out of life, but as soon as we force ourselves to do something that comports to our plan that is -- in our minds -- written in stone, we will undoubtedly miss great opportunities that fall outside that grand plan of ours.
Let's not be afraid to adapt, to change where we need to change and to stand firm where there can be no room for negotiation. The line "we never change" is only as true as we want it to be.
We know that nothing ever turns out as we plan, so why plan to begin with? We can have a rough sketch of what we want out of life, but as soon as we force ourselves to do something that comports to our plan that is -- in our minds -- written in stone, we will undoubtedly miss great opportunities that fall outside that grand plan of ours.
Let's not be afraid to adapt, to change where we need to change and to stand firm where there can be no room for negotiation. The line "we never change" is only as true as we want it to be.
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