Change

By Carlotta Fareira, September 29, 2015 – From the time we are born, change is happening; minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day.

Our diapers are changed, our food is changed, and the things we can do change. We note the changes in months, years, and decades. When we are young, change is a silent, maybe unrecognized experience. Seasons change, our bodies change, clothing and appetites change. By the time we are in our teen years, we begin to voice the anticipation and welcoming the changes to come. We eagerly await the pending changes.

Oh my, 21 already! Now changes are looked forward to with a bit of trepidation. Will I find a job; will I make enough money to support myself? Can I afford a car and insurance? Should I get married now? Wonder and fear enter. While working through the changes of the young adult years, time passes hardly noticed. All of a sudden (not really), you’re 50.

Wow! How did that happen? There’s a momentary rush to finish this or that. Get a new job. Thoughts of retirement creep into your mind. Grand children arrive. Where has the time gone? We repeat activities with the next generation. We can’t believe it. They, our children, can’t be that old.

Oh my, in 15 days I’ll be 83. What happened? It seems that I was just 20, 30, then 50. Some older people are known to resist change. Changes seem to occur more rapidly than ever. There’s a phone in my house, no furnace to stoke at night, no ashes to put out on Saturday. A TV! No gears to shift in the car. Oh my, a color TV. Then there’s a pager. What is a VCR? How does that work? Why do you have to cook food so quickly? Is the microwave safe? What’s a computer? Why do I need that? Oh well, I’ll learn. Now there is a cell phone, a Smartphone, and texting. We can Google it, shop online, and pay online. Some of the best days of my life so far have included change.