There is something scary about rebuilding – the fact that a previous edifice or structure has been destroyed. It means loss of labor, wealth, investments, resources and assumptions. What causes pain is our erroneous assumption about its indestructibility.
I see the change about assumptions in business. Accounting principles in the past were built on the ‘going concern’ concept – the assumption that a business will continue. Now, a startup business plan needs to have an exit policy. Stories of people who sell off a business for billions, and start something new capture popular imagination. Rebuilding looks glamorous here. What is their assumption about the new business? It remains an unspoken question mark.
Change is gaining acceptability. It is not a matter of social embarrassment or shame. Failure is celebrated, though it may appear overdone in some cases. To each his own……
The Hindu philosophy of rebirth celebrated change long ago. They assume that the soul is indestructible, but we keep acquiring new bodies. Death doesn’t look so scary now. It does not have a finality about it. It is just a transition.
Rebuilding
Once a person gets over the shock and pain of destruction, rebuilding involves both caution and excitement. Wisdom gained from the previous experience is an asset, as long as experience does not become a fear or a block.
Reassess, rethink and rebuild….
It is the essence of life.
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rebuilding my life after discerning out of my Catholic religious community (I was in religious formation but was only a postulant, hadn’t taken the habit) has been crazy. An adventure for sure. Hard, but absolutely worth it.
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There must be a reason you made a choice. That reason will drive you through.
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oh, absolutely 🙂 I’m doing well.
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Change is the one constant in life. I would love to be able visit this planet a 100 years from now.
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With past memory intact? 🙂
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I dream of that often. Definitely past memories intact.
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We are bodies and soul is whether an illusion or ‘ dil ke bahlane ko ye khyal achchha hai’ or I’m not sure. We know each other through it only.
Death still scares, (not own, that we have to accept, but loved ones) when I think of loneliness it brings. One thing is sure the change is permanent. Nowadays people are more interested in developing an idea for a business and selling
it for more money.
Excellent post. Enjoyed it.
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Thanks for the pertinent observations 🙂
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I found this to be an excellent read, Reena. The fourth industrial revolution has been instrumental in the fast pace of change we now experience. The pattern is set for the future and it is adapt or die.
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Yes. However, I must confess that the kind of adaptation needed goes against our ingrained value system.
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