The society that we live in is forever changing. It feels like just yesterday we were still watching movies on VHS tapes, or maybe that’s just me. But besides the point, our world is constantly shifting and twisting into something completely new. Tomorrow we could see flying cars on “airways” or take a domestic flight on a rocket to tour Mars. Everything changes.
As for me? I’d like to say that I’ve changed I’m crazy ways like the world I live in, but I really haven’t. I wouldn’t say that I’m the same person that 7 year old me was, but I wouldn’t say I’m not that much different either. Years move by and I still have my same, consistent routine; wake up, go to school, come home, do work, eat, sleep, repeat. It’s as if I am an NPC in a game. I have my favorite activities, foods, shows, artists, you name it. Even more, I have had the same dream career since I was in third grade… Talk about changing a lot throughout my years. As the world around me changes and progresses, I really just move forward as much as I need or desire.
To people outside of my personal life, it seems like I’ve changed a lot. Of course, I’ve grown up, my looks have changed, and my personality has grown, but this so-called “change” is just me opening up. I was shy growing up and now that I’ve finally broken out of my shell and hopped out of the nest, I seem like a new person. This apparent change is only significant to others, and not me. People have begun to perceive me in different ways, so of course everyone will think I have changed. Think of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly; the creature is still of the same species, has the DNA, and essentially does the same thing after their metamorphosis. A butterfly becomes something beautiful, and yet they still thrive in a similar way to their root species.
Though I myself haven’t changed, I do indulge in the changes around me. I love new technology, the most recent trending videos in social media, interesting media found in the news, new clothing designs, the list can go on for ages. The way I enjoy and splurge on these enjoyments do contribute to my own “change” that people see. And yet once again, I myself never change in the process.
Recently, I have made it a goal to change more. It was actually ironic to see this prompt as a choice for blogs this week. Changing over time comes naturally, but pushing myself to become a newer, better version of myself is not so natural. Sticking to what I’ve known for quite literally 10 years is absurd and a more clear change should’ve been made ages ago. Though I am nearly the exact same as I was years ago, I am still the best version of myself that I can be at the time. Regardless of anything as such, change or no change is all ok!
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Time flies, we get stuck in a cycle, and we catch up way too late. The years have already passed, but it doesn’t mean that it’s over. That’s what I got from your blog, and I agree very much. The only thing in the way now is old habits and how to break them.
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