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Three times last week, I heard national news spokespeople say, “People don’t change.” How did this philosophy become commonplace in America?
Just a quick note to begin this answer–whenever you seek counsel, you will normally get one of three approaches:
1. The cynical approach. “Based on the data provided, we can tell you that it is unlikely…”
2. The hopeful approach. “With God all things are possible…”
3. The practical approach. “Present trends do not bode well, but certain actions could change the outcome.”
So I would like to answer this question by explaining that normally people are cynical about human beings changing because they, themselves, are no longer hopeful of much transformation in their own lives, and when presented with alternatives, they reject them.
I think it is a problem for older people to change simply because they embrace three erroneous profiles:
A. “The best things in my life have already happened.”
In other words, if you contend that the most exciting parts of your journey are already over, it will certainly cause you to be less-than-motivated to make transitions.
B. “It’s worked pretty good so far.”
There is an abiding notion that the philosophy which has taken us to this point in our experience should be sufficient to carry us on through the times ahead. There is no basis for this conclusion, but it prohibits aging people from taking an hour to learn how to work a computer.
C. No one’s listening to me anyway.
As you get older, there is a tendency to believe that your influence has greatly lessened because the children are grown, the job is in the past, your appearance is more fragile and you’re cast into the role of a soul on the way out the door.
These three ideas can cause a human being to dig in and refuse evolution. Matter of fact, when we talk about individuals who have great repentant leaps, like Ebenezer Scrooge or George Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” these changes usually revolve around interventions from angels or spirits.
So to guarantee that a certain amount of enlightenment continues, consider three principles of power:
1. The best has not already happened or I would not still be here.
2. What worked yesterday will need some tuning for today.
And finally:
3. The best way to make sure people listen to me is to say things that are relevant to the moment instead of nostalgic about the past.
People can change. They just don’t naturally do it.
It takes a desire to live our lives all the way to very end instead of walking around in a misty haze of the past.
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