Change
How we change things that we’re unhappy of? Something we’re not satisfied of?
Do we just complain? Or just pray? Or just wake up the next morning and things will be better?
Most probably not.
Someone need to do something, and it starts from ourselves.
Change is a 3 stage process. It sounds easy, but achieving it is far from easy.
1. Acceptance of Change
This is the preparation stage and the most important of all. Before we can change anything, we need to accept that the change we want could really happen. Our minds need to be conditioned that this can really happen.
We should see in our minds the final picture; the images, the voices and imagine us being there. Otherwise, how could we know what sort of change we would want?
We all know the mind is the most powerful tool we could ever have. Like Napoleon Hill once said, for whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
If our minds are not ready for change, change will never come to us. Period.
Now, ever wondered why Barack Obama’s campaign phrase is, ‘Change, Yes We Can!‘?
2. Feedback & Comments
Why do we need change? Isn’t the answer obvious?
No one would ask for a change if things are perfect. But the reality is, we never stop to look for perfection. We want the best of things for ourselves. That’s just basic human behavior.
We can see a difference between what is good and what is bad and we all want to be at the good side. We say to ourselves that we need a change.
Therefore, we come up with lots of feedback and comments to those people who can influence change. Read : Obama.
3. Change - Acting On It
First, there are people who, on the surface screamed together with us that they wanted a change. But deep down they’re not even ready to change. Maybe they’re afraid of change, or they just a bunch of hypocrites. They themselves know best.
Second, there are people who are ready for change. But when they’re given the chance to influence the change or make the change happen, they simply backed away.
The thing that really irritates me is that when the change don’t happen, they start screaming again.
Complaining..moaning..grumbling..
And then, there are people who wanted change and act on it, and done it when history shows it’s impossible.
Barack Obama’s monumental rise to become the first black and 44th President of the United States was truly inspirational, not only within the USA but worldwide.
I followed the campaign trail on CNN every night for the pasy 2.5 months and most of his speeches were truly inspirational and motivational.
He spreads a very clear and simple message throughout the whole country regardless of one’s skin color, religion and ethnicity that change can happen if you believe in it happening.
I know he hasn’t take office so we won’t have any idea of what he’s made of yet until January. But I’m very sure his rise to become the first black president will inspire change in a lot of countries and organizations a like.
And finally, change has gone to America. Will make a stop here in Malaysia?
Dive At Pulau Dayang!
Next up : Pulau Dayang & Pulau Aur.
Exactly 4 weeks to go before I board my plane back to Malaysia and then…my next dive trip!
This island is off the coast of Mersing and is very popular among our kiasu neighbors for their weekend dive trip. I’m expecting to see lots and lots of them there with super gaya & canggih equipments.
After this trip, Philippines maybe?
Dive At Pulau Redang!
Finally, after a few time schedule changes in the past few months, I’ll be heading to Pulau Redang this weekend. This will be my second trip. The previous trip was back in April 2005 when I was on vacation after finishing my university studies.
Back then, our tour package includes a Discover Scuba dive. We paid the same usual price, and the Discover Scuba dive came as a courtesy of Matta Fair. Had a 45 minutes crash course and we headed straight to the bottom. It was really fun to be underwater, even though all (mostly) all we saw are rocks and some fishes. After that trip, I told myself I’ll get my PADI Open Water Diver license and start exploring what’s beneath the ocean.
And after 3 years of waiting (due to my job nature and etc, etc), I’ve got what I want.
So, this time around, I’ll be there for some real diving!
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