The Importance Of Change In Life

The alarm clock rang. The day starts as an average Tuesday morning would. I squirmed in bed until I finally got the courage to sit up and slither out of the warm, silky covers. After I wiped my eyes I then trudged to the clock and pounded the alarm button. The next struggle was when I came face to face with my closet. I tried on several outfits and decided to go with my favorite jeans and t-shirt. It’s funny how those small things can seem like challenges to us. I continued my routine and went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and hair when I bumped into my dad. He told me that he was going to be home from work the next few days, because he had to return to the hospital where they had taken my grandpa earlier that morning. I tried to continue …show more content…
When it is happening they often think that it will never end and nothing will ever be normal again. Even then, time passes and things get easier. No one really admits it, but things don’t go back to normal. There is one thing that will never change though and that is change itself. I’m a strong believer in change. It is the only thing one can really expect from life. Sitting around the dinner table at past family holidays I often heard the adults chattering over their warm meals about how disgraceful our generation is or how things have changed so much since they were my age. I’ve often walked into an older family restaurant and have found a picture of the building as it stood 60 years ago. Just as it is inevitable that I had to watch my little baby cousin grow into a toddler, teenager, and young adult. Change is all around us. Some things I could choose to change, but one can only control so much of life. I couldn’t control anything that happened to my cousin or my grandpa; Adam could not do anything to change the situation of his father or mother’s health. It is probably best that way. If we never had to face things unexpectedly then we wouldn’t really be living. Life isn’t about making perfect decisions all the time; it is about making a decision and dealing with it. My dad has often told me that we are dealt cards, but it’s our choice to keep them or get new ones. I agree with my dad and also with Shepard when he reflects on his journey and concludes that the lives we live are mirrored by the lives of our parents or environments. I, like Shepard, have had many people influence my life. The morals and values I hold are no doubt a reflection of my upbringing. Some of Shepard’s critics believe that his story is unimportant because of influences and experiences he cannot