Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored
Alice WalkerRead
We should learn to accept that change is truly the only thing that's going on always, and learn to ride with it and enjoy it.
Interpretation
Change is a constant in life, and we should embrace it rather than resist it.
Alice Walker's quote emphasizes the inevitability of change in life and encourages us to adapt and find joy in the process. By accepting that change is a constant, we can learn to navigate lifeβs challenges more gracefully and appreciate the journey rather than clinging to the past.
In practice
During a motivational speech about embracing new opportunities at a corporate event.
Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored
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I don't think children themselves have changed that much. It's the world that has changed.
Changing communities and changing our country is going to last a lot longer than how many footballs you catch or how many touchdowns you make.
We must make progress slowly so as to preserve the progress we have already made.
Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning. And they're not just about redistributing the goods. They're about figuring out what is good.
Perhaps it's true that things can change in a day. That a few dozen hours can affect the outcome of whole lifetimes. And that when they do, those few dozen hours, like the salvaged remains of a burned house---the charred clock, the singed photograph, the scorched furniture---must be resurrected from the ruins and examined. Preserved. Accounted for. Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstitutred. Imbued with new meaning. Suddenly they become the bleached bones of a story.
Aging is not "lost youth" but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
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