In this speedy world of ours when facts are multiplying rapidly and giant rearrangements are happening all around us, it seems dangerous to be made nervous by the new - to want what we can never have, to want things not to be rearranged. It would be better to be able to take the leap, which is to be able not only to live with change and newness, but even to help make it.
Interpretation
Embracing change and new experiences is essential in a rapidly evolving world.
The quote by Corita Kent emphasizes the importance of adapting to a world that is constantly changing. Instead of resisting the inevitable transformations and desiring permanence, we should learn to accept and even contribute to change, as this ability can empower us and enhance our lives in a dynamic environment.
In practice
In a motivational speech about adaptability in business.
A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it.
It is a huge danger to pretend that awful things do not happen. But you need enough hope to keep going. I am trying to make hope. Flowers grow out of darkness.
New approaches are needed, new orientations in both thought and action. We must make the transition to a new civilization...We are talking of a transition toward a new civilization. No one knows what it will be like. What is important is to orient in that direction... I am convinced that a new civilization will inevitably take on certain features that are characteristic of, or inherent in, the socialist ideal.
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.
The male clerk with his quill pen and copper-plate handwriting had gone for good. The female short-hand typist took his place. It was a decisive moment in women's emancipation.
The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse?
The invisible is only another unexplored country, a brave new world.
Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
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