Stagnancy
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
I read this word and I remember my biology lesson on Amoeba. Well, that was when I had heard the word first, Amoebae are found mainly in stagnant water bodies. Hence, amoeba is kind of equivalent to stagnancy in my over-analytical-hyper-imaginative-insanely-logical head. The logical conclusion follows that I dislike stagnancy in any form.
I read today in a novel a phrase called “The Human Condition”, it meant that human beings do not like change. The phenomenon of inertia supports this view. But, on a personal level, which I so believe in, I beg to differ. I have noticed that I am constantly in the lookout for change. I like to see things, grow and evolve. I like randomness, chaos and disorder. And just as inertia proved the tendency to stagnate, the phenomenon of Entropy supports me. That the ultimate stability lies in the highest possible degree of disorder and to achieve that a spontaneous reaction must occur.
Although I realize that it is very simple to observe the benefits of stagnancy, the comforts it has to offer one cannot deny the thrills of unpredictability and change. People crave safety, yet that is utopic. We always want good things to remain the way they are, but we always hope for the bad things to get over. Why this hypocrisy? If we are ready to accept the change in bad things, why can’t we accept the mortality of good?
The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transferred from one form to another. We always look at the first part of it in theory, but the practical and the important part is the second half of the law. Transformation is the key.
We all love the breeze blowing and ruffling the leaves of a tree, does anyone like the Fog?
If we accept changes in nature as a necessary and welcome occurrence, why is it so hard to accept changes in our lives? Is it possible to achieve growth without change? Is it possible to achieve success without it being transformed from our efforts?
Although I’d like to clarify, the change I talk about deals with adaptability and openness to new ideas. It does not imply fickle-mindedness. When I talk of learning to change I do not undermine solidarity or constancy. I talk of constancy and adaptability over stubbornness and stagnancy.
In principle, I like change, the need for safety being present in me too, but the curiosity and thrill of novelty winning hands down!
“If you don’t create change, Change will create you.”
