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| 'Change'- is what my mother says about my hair-style love you mom |
“ You
need to change ” , the husband remarked. “Firstly, you need to change yourself
”, the spouse protested without giving any delay to his words.
Interestingly, they did change but not their selves, rather their life
partners. ‘Change’ implies a complete reversal of the involved parameter, while
‘transformation’ signifies the process of moulding that parameter into
something worthwhile. ‘Don’t change; just transform’. Changes
are abrupt and transitory but transformations are always perpetual and
permanent. The change that occurs ‘within’ pertains to ‘transformation’ .Today,
our intellect has grown so very feeble that we consider ‘Change’, as the only
resolving avenue for any spaced out parameter. Changes are momentary in nature
and can never impart us with permanent solutions.
‘Change is instantaneous, but
transformation is slow, steady and stable’.
We say that the world has
‘changed’ in terms of technological growth, socialistic pattern and
intellectual framework. Have you ever thought what makes us say that??? The
answer to it is -‘Comparison’.Whenever we compare two or more given parameters,
we aim at observing their present state of affairs and thereafter designate one
amongst them as the outweighing factor. Let us take a small example in this context,
earlier, the transmission of a message to a distant place took several days or
even years to reach its destination and now, with the help of digital gadgets
the same message is send to its target in less than a nano-second. Previously,
the society was bound under irrational customs and orthodox regimes but now it
is more open-minded, pragmatic and rational. So by comparing two different
times we made our judgements, thereby designating the present world as being technologically sound and socially flexible. 'Comparison' is a tool to determine whether any 'change' exists between the initial and final states of a given parameter or not.
But still the query is partially answered. How did we make a contrast between the two? What enables us to witness any change ? In our day to day lives, there are innumerable such changes that we encounter but what is that factor which gives it the tag of being a ‘Change’. -In short, specific and precise terms "It is the process of transformation that makes any 'change' to happen". ‘Change’ only signifies the final outcome of transformation. So, whenever we demand for any ‘change’, we are in fact craving for the final result, which is undefined. Rather we should demand and work for ‘transformation’ which possesses the ability to bring about any desired change. ‘Change’ is what you see, and ‘transformation’ is that factor which enables you to see that change. We should never yearn for rapid modifications, because by doing so we miss the intermediate state of transforming.
But still the query is partially answered. How did we make a contrast between the two? What enables us to witness any change ? In our day to day lives, there are innumerable such changes that we encounter but what is that factor which gives it the tag of being a ‘Change’. -In short, specific and precise terms "It is the process of transformation that makes any 'change' to happen". ‘Change’ only signifies the final outcome of transformation. So, whenever we demand for any ‘change’, we are in fact craving for the final result, which is undefined. Rather we should demand and work for ‘transformation’ which possesses the ability to bring about any desired change. ‘Change’ is what you see, and ‘transformation’ is that factor which enables you to see that change. We should never yearn for rapid modifications, because by doing so we miss the intermediate state of transforming.
‘Change’ is based on swift
consideration but ‘transformation’ is an everlasting reflection through which
the parameter pervades and takes the present day form. In the recently
concluded TEDx Conference here in Chennai, I solicited one of the speakers that
how we can change ourselves to bring about better results. In a very articulate and modest manner he replied, “See young man, you need not to change; be your
‘self’ and live your ‘self’ to the fullest”. Changing is- losing one’s
individuality but transforming is living one’s inner self and keeping it
intact. Whenever, we live within our ‘selfs’ we retain our individual existence
and shield ‘individuality’ from any external distortion. Don’t change because
the world wants you to change, change because you want to transform yourself
into something substantial. Believe in the art of sculpting rather than craving
for quick outcomes. ‘Life’ itself is a testimonial of transformation,
undergoing through different stages and enabling an individual to experience
every transitional variation of life. Remain the same as you are thereby
reflecting the trueness of your individuality. It is this trueness that acts as
a mode of effective transformation in any relationship, strengthening the bonds of
togetherness, and generating true understanding between individuals. It has the
power to stabilize, create and rejuvenate any dismantled relationship.
Akshay Thakur
