Recognizing change

I just watched a great flick called "The Air I Breathe" and it really speaks to the discussions this blog tries to expose. One of the quotes from the movie is:

"So where does change come from? And how do we recognize it when it happens?"

This quote became vitally important as I was having a great dinner, with some passionate conversation and I met someone who heard, if only for an instant, something that was different ... interesting ... thought provoking ... changing ...

At least that is what I thought I saw ... that is what I recognized ... change ... at least in that person. It is a brilliant little moment, a bright spark that burns at 2,000 degrees when you see it; like the tip of a firework - a roman candle - bright, white hot, attention grabbing. That recognition of insight is what the quote above seems to be talking about.

"where does change come from?"

I think it comes from a shift in perspective. It comes from looking at the world clearly without the filter of our own perceptions, if only for a brief moment. And seeing how our decisions, actions, and thoughts, are all intertwined and feeling that great draw pull us in that direction. It seems that change comes from a dissatisfaction of our own journey and from an intense desire for more ... more passion, more clarity, more honor, more truth. Unfortunately in reality it seems that only a few people truly want more because it also seems that wanting ... really wanting, with a white hot passion ... more, can be frightening, and hard to swallow, and requires letting go of your past beliefs.

And the second part of the quote:

"And how do we recognize it when it happens?"

I think you can recognize when it doesn't happen because of the intensity of drive to maintain the argument and the status quo. You can recognize when change happens, because it simply happens and there is no need to defend the change. It is like looking in a new direction, or turning left instead of right; it needs no justification. You recognize change because the past simply vanishes.

Then again ... I could be wrong

See you on the wire

Steven