11/12/2023
Change is like a steak!
Things Baba says - Part 19
Change ought to have a purpose.
There's no sense in changing just for the sake of change. If things are good, there's no need to change unless it's for something better.
Instead of merely reacting, decisions require both short-term and long-term considerations.
Many changes that improve things in the short term may not necessarily be beneficial in the long term.
Sometimes, there are aspects you can't change. What you can't change, you must accept.
For what you can and should change, act promptly to avoid wasting time.
In both cases (accept or change), keep moving forward.
Being rigid and inflexible implies metaphorical death; you just haven't noticed it yet.
Change can apply to anything – home, health, friends, and work. Work is perhaps the easiest example.
Many talk about change but won't act, which is a mere waste of time.
If something is genuinely good, like a medium-rare or rare steak, don't change it. It's perfect.
If it's truly bad, you'll be compelled to change. No connoisseur accepts a well-done steak; it's sent back for a new one.
However, the middle ground is where most people are stuck, like rats in a game – comfortably numb.
It's not bad enough to make a leap, akin to liking medium-rare but settling for medium-well.
Consider where you are. I aim for the top 10%, striving to change an 'OK' situation to a good one.
Most people won't do that.
Human nature tends to favour comfort over genuine happiness, as long as it's tolerable.
Moreover, any change brings anxiety, uncertainty, pain, and fear – sensations most people prefer to avoid.
In the steak analogy, most would accept the medium-well steak, just as they would accept an 'OK' work situation.
Unless it's a dire situation, many won't strive for better but will tolerate the status quo.
Rather than truly living, most people are content with merely existing.
One of the greatest discoveries of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude
