Change is inevitable, and the transition is the grand part of it!

As we get older, the saying ‘change is inevitable’ becomes clearer than ever. A mere physical growth might not have the desired growth effect unless aided with maturity. But the combination of the two, growth and maturity, enables or forces us to see the real face of life.  As a child, we are always prone to wear the optimist glasses for a brighter future and can-do it all attitude. But, in the course of life, we would come to the understanding that there is a lot that could go wrong in life. At that point, we will realize the optimistic glasses were not in fact glasses. Instead, they were blindfolds that were to protect us from the dump of this world. So the first time reality hits, that is, the blindfolds removed, we pace down our speed to hit our first brake in life. 

The thing is, though, the brake is not a permanent reality that dictates our future. We stopped once doesn’t mean, we will be forever stuck there. It’s indeed one of the many transition periods we find along the way. If change is meant to happen, the transition becomes inescapable. And behold, the transition is a bumpy road. It never serves smooth paths. 

In life, patience becomes quite a virtue in transition periods of life. If our patience supersedes the heaviness of the challenge, that will be a key for many of the coming events. I have tried to come up with hypotheses for problems in my twenties. But, so far my effort has proved to be futile. Perhaps the lack of patience, sense of adulthood and yet not fully, the series of decisions and choices, the constant reminder of the need for productivity, and even the seemingly need of influencing the world results in headache if not misery. By this, I do not wish to include everyone. Some face these challenges later in life. But the very reason that it is a transitional period bore the fruit of anguish and despair.

Some get lucky and find the locus of their existence. Some continued to wallow in the air of madness. Some choose to deny reality constantly. Some flee away by the waves of the strong currents. Amidst the chaos, some choose to believe in the fairy tales they heard in their childhood. They step into the stage of life without really understanding the prologue of their lives. 

In any case, transitions are highly sensitive periods of life. A keen understanding of life may not be acquired in a short period of time. Well, I doubt if it can be acquired in the longest of periods. But one can play by the rules to achieve a healthy and improved adulthood with fewer resentments and regrets later in life. 

Change is inevitable. So is transition. Transition is tough, not impossible. The trick is not to make huge decisions based on the current of transitional waves. The climax of life solely depends on the core realities when the calmness reaches its apex. This is one of the many things we embark on, in retrospect.