"You never know until it happens"

“You never know until it happens.” -my mother. 

   “You never know until it happens.” -my mother. I find it so interesting how much is capable of changing over time. People always tend to say things like: “Oh, this will never ever change” or “I’ll always act this way”. Although at the moment this may seem accurate, we often underestimate how long it takes for something huge to change.  

    I personally associate “change” with a long-term process – a process that goes through trial and error, but recently I realized that “change” is ultimately a domino effect. I’m sure you can recall a certain time where a small event may have happened, which led to events popping up here and there. Considering how much happens in everyday life; this concept of change is not uncommon at all. By allowing ourselves to acknowledge change and to not fixate on it, we open ourselves to greater opportunities.  

    Throughout the week, we’ve learnt about people from the 1920s, also known as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age, famous for its significant social, economic, and cultural changes throughout the United States. People lived a life that they wanted to live and did the things that they wanted to do. With this collective expression of change, these people back then were able to have fun, and take advantage of the limited time they had.  

    So, I always tend to remind myself that it’s not favorable to focus on when things change, but instead what can come out of that change. This cliche comes up time and time again to most people, but at the same time isn’t completely assimilated for them. We should appreciate that things can change so easily (it often happens quickly), because if you lived in a world where you expected the same thing every time and you got the same thing every time it sounds pretty boring if you ask me.