Keys to greatness
The only constant is change
Predictions of the future are almost always wrong.
But, if there’s one thing that is always true of the future, it’s this:
Things will change.
You only have to look at the rapid improvement in technology over the past 20 years to see this is the case.
We have gone from phones that had minimal computing power, to phones that are more powerful than most computers 10 years ago!
The rate of change has been phenomenal, and it’s not only in regard to technology.
Everything is constantly changing and evolving. While we may think things stay constant over the long-term, this isn’t true.
Change is with us whether we like it or not. The sooner we accept it, the sooner we can adapt when it strikes.
The only certainty is uncertainty
This is related to the above paradox. As we can be certain change is constant throughout our lives, we can also be sure that the future will be uncertain.
No one has been able to accurately the future and I doubt that will change as time progresses.
Whatever happens from now on is impossible to predict. We can make assumptions and informed guesses, but we will never know for certain.
Just look at recent events. Had you asked someone in 2010 whether Donald Trump would be President and the UK would vote to leave the European Union in 2016, they would have looked at you with bewilderment.
But here we are in 2019 and both of those statements are true. There is no telling what the future may hold. While this may seem like a bad thing, it can also be a good thing.
It means we have the ability to shape our future if we make the right decisions today. While the future may be uncertain, we can do our best to make it a good one if we take action.
If we don’t, we will be hurtling into the future with no idea of where we are headed..
© EMERITUS 2020
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