Change - change what......

For the dearth of a good topic/s I have refrained from writing. Im yet to come to terms with the fact that I have a blog,( that no one visits as of now) and that I need to feed it with articles that people would like to read.and since the blog url is written so loud and clear the topics have to be atleast relevent.

So here I am and this is an article based on a bit of knowledge, a bit of observation and lots of (processed) experience.

We will talk about CHANGE....yes change the big C word. Change is a very common word used at all levels of existance.

You may want to change anything right from a safety pin to a mobile to a house to a companion. Change is the easiest way the mind perceives to get out of an existing uncomfortable situation.However that may not be the best option. Well Il be a little specific here, take for instance your city govt. You voted for them hoping that they would atleast provide you with the basics that they proclaimed to give, free toilets @ 1 per 4 families in slums or maybe better transport or better connectivity so on and so forth, Im sure they have the best of the intentions in mind. How much of it really gets translated? and even better you know that it may not really happen but then you wait and start complaining again and there goes the cycle.

So what really changes is your state of mind, your expectations, your perception, but things otherwise remain the same and even if you think that they are different, im sure you will want it to be different from the difference that is.....

Ok now for another one, Singapore was a marsh land with a few fisherman and a port city in the early 20th century. The expectations of the people then was very limited due to their exposure. However the goverment has taken all measures to provide the people with the best infrastructure in terms of public transport, in terms of housing, in terms of jobs et all. Its preety close to perfect Id say and do you think that all the Singaporeans are happy content people, tending towards enlightenment? to be very honest its not the case. People get tired even of the best , they want something else, you know what they do, rent transport or drive down to less developed or greener areas for vacations or any free time they have and its vice versa for the neighbouring countries.

To be able to find that point of reference through all change is very challenging but possible and the best that I've experienced came in the form of an NGO that I volunteered for - WAYE World Alliance for Youth Empowerment.WAYE treats change as change so the factors that they work on creating is the reference thats not changing thats the self. Once you feel empowered then you can take on change. Therefore results are more long lasting, effective and immediate. The Clean Up campaigns post UTSAV, all over the country was the best example of this. When you work with constants, then result is replicable, scalable and sustainable.

So all Im sharing is that even change is changing, how aware are you?

Thats enough a food for thought......

for details on some terms like WAYE, UTSAV you can log onto www.wayeonline.org

Cheers

Shilpa