The only constant is change
You’ve probably heard that already, right? It’s a tale as old as time, and contrary to what it says, this phrase hasn’t really changed. Or has it?
If you prompt your favorite free AI companion, you’ll find that this phrase originated from water flowing through a river. The new phrase probably came from a drought, when the river dried up and the water evaporated, so it doesn’t mention rivers anymore.
I guess the latest and greatest phrase still applies, then. The phrase has changed, and there have been quite a few variations until this very last one arrived.
However, when Heraclitus first thought of it, how long do you think he expected it to last without any modifications? How long do you think the current one will last? I’d put good money on them never thinking it would change. It probably lasted unmodified for a while, so long that other people also started thinking it would never change…
…and yet, here we are.
Change is scary. No matter who you are, life is hard, and constant change only makes it harder.
It’s been a couple of years since my last post. Life’s been busy. I’m still trying to find answers to the questions I have, and to the ones I haven’t thought of yet, because I don’t think I have them all.
So far, I only know that the phrase above is true and you can’t do anything about it. You can try to catch up, but getting ahead? As of now, it seems impossible.
How’s life, you ask? Well… it’s changing, just like it’s always been. But this time is different. Why? Because it’s the longest I’ve spent with the same employer, and I’ve never spent this many hours on a work project. The last time I dedicated this many hours, I was building a Mars rover for the University Rover Challenge about 8 years ago…
Life has never felt so stable and yet so unknown at the same time. Recent events across the country were unimaginable, unthinkable, and yet… here we are. The world is changing, and I’d love to say it’s for the better.
Maybe it is. Like a storm, it may need to get worse before it gets better. The phrase still holds, though.
I guess the only move is to keep going at it. As one of my colleagues always says: onwards!