Good evening world. My name is Sammy and I’m a high school student writing a blog for my English class, as well as for myself. Throughout my high school career, I would say that I’ve gone through some pretty radical changes. As a young freshman, I was timid, afraid of the seniors, and intimidated by my classes. But as a high school senior, I’ve grown into myself. I’ve learned to be confident in my ideas and who I am. This isn’t to say the road was easy, it certainly wasn’t. Between taking the hardest class of my life so far (pre-calculus) to going through some rough family times, I’ve had a lot on my plate. But I don’t regret any decisions that I have mad, or anything that has happened to me. All of my experiences have led to one thing: change.
Change.
It unites everyone and everything. People change where they live, who they love, what they do. Leaders, the environment, and foreign relations: they all change. This blog will be a way for me to examine how and why things change and how this transition of change affects people. How do we deal with change? How does our socio-economic class, gender, race, etc. affect how we deal with change? What makes us so afraid of change?
On a more global scale, the world is transitioning every day. Some people argue the world is becoming more democratic in a political sense. Egypt’s government is being completely reconstructed and becoming a democracy. But on the other hand, the world is shying away from “Westernization” and instead moving towards modernization. How will governments and their people respond to these changes? Will these changes be for the better?
Instead of merely examining issues in today’s society, I want to look at how things used to be versus how they are now, and where they might be headed in the future. In order to examine how things have changed, it is important to take a step back and reflect on how things were. The issues I am interested in range from prejudice against gays to Palestine becoming a UN member to the transition from high school to college. Odds are you have heard about the desire for a Palestinian state. If such a state was admitted to the UN, how would other countries in the region be affected? Who would this change benefit, and who would it hurt?
Change also occurs on smaller, more personal scales. As a high school senior, change is certainly coming my way. I will be off to college next year and will have to leave my comfortable, suburban life. I’m not sure where I am going to go or what I am going to study. That scares me a bit. My future is in my control, but at the same time I know that no matter what my life will not be the same anymore. Part of the mystery of change is that we can never predict exactly what is going to happen. Change is an exciting, yet scary part of life in that we can never know what’s in store for us. I was once told by a volleyball coach, be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Change is inevitable, so part of dealing with change is that we must accept that no matter what we do, things are going to change.
My main point is that everyone experiences change and that it is important for us to reflect on how things have changed to understand the world in which we live. Change is a permanent fixture in our lives, and its certain that change is always ahead. I hope that by reading my blog, you will find a better understanding of the change in your life and reflect on how you react to it.
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