Afraid of change.

It's no surprise that we hear people getting defensive over "change." Change is constant. It's a must. One must learn to adapt to it - not only in their personal life, but work life as well. There are people who don't react to change very well. An example, my uncle. From the last 37 years of his life, he has one style of dressing - formals, and his "set" favorites that he never changes. His personality is similar to this concept. He is very defensive of change in not only his life, but his kids' lives as well. They end up having family brawls over this, but he is never going to change. And then, there are some people who like change. They appreciate new things and taking risks.

Talking about relationships, we often hear men complain that women are in a constant flux to change men. We are mocked over the fact that we take a second to fall in love with a man, and spend the next two years trying to change him. One might argue, if you fell in love with him despite the way he was before - why are you trying to change him now? I have got to admit - I have tried this too many times in my previous relationships. It was almost like a mission. What answer do I have for this? Well, just one. Somewhere in my brain.. somewhere okay, I used to have this thought about "polishing" a man. LOL now that I think of it, this is hysterical. How did I ever believe that this was in any way a good idea? I believed that with the right kind of guidance, I can "train" a man to quit his bad habits and lead a decent life. Another answer that springs out of this is the fact that we are women. Go with the stereotypes for example - we are NURTURING. We wanna take care. We wanna bring change, and also receive all the praise for it later.

I don't know why I am writing about this. It just randomly occurred to me that many people are reluctant to change. Why don't we learn to be a different way? For example, women. They are so reluctant to physical change when they are ageing. Well, that's a whole new subject because of media, and society and what not. But now we have these pre-conceived notions in society where we think ageing is the end of a woman's life. Wrinkles are beauty suicide for women, while they are sex appeal for older men. Talk about double standards, huh?

We've been given a fantastic life. Why not experiment with it? Look at me - the biggest change ever. Try reading my blogs from 2010 where I am going on and on about how men are vicious creatures. Here comes 2012, and I am like this Fevicol (lol) attached to my man. I would never give him up for anything in the world. Who knew this day was destined to be? I certainly didn't. I just wanna say - don't be afraid to change yourself. Sometimes, it's for the better.