"In all that pertains to change in traditional patterns of thought or behavior, most human beings will demonstrate what may be called a left wing that welcomes it and a right wing that deplores it."
-- John Tracy Ellis
Agree.
Except: Isn't it more accurate to say "most human beings will demonstrate what may be called a left wing that welcomes it or a right wing that deplores it"?
And.
Or.
I typically, though not always, seek and welcome change, given proper constraints and consequences.
We need both of those wings to fly; perhaps that is why John Tracy Ellis used "and."
Unfortunately, with the megaphones of Fox News and the blatherings of talk radio, civil discourse is abandoned and this essential truth regarding change gets belittled, scorned, or ignored.
This quotation works well with the one from my post of April 26, 2010, below, from Markus Dohle of Random House, regarding fear.
What is it we fear about change?
If change brings dire consequences, and we can be certain of that, fear may make some sense. But does lack of change bring similar or worse results?
So, as Dohle says, "fear is not a very good consultant," and I submit this holds true in the arena of change.
What do I fear regarding change?
What do you fear regarding change?
Why?
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