Why is a moderate change better than radical ones?

         In the previous post, Removing the activities you don’t need in your life, you may’ve noticed that radical change is not the best way in changing your activities. In some occasions radical changes may be needed. For instance, stopping to be extravagant can be stopped instantly if we have the will.

                    “The only thing that is constant

                                               Is change .”Heraclitus .

           Change is a need for mankind and is inevitable. It’s not just limited to man; the entire world and even the universe change. But the good thing is that we can rule our mind and change for the better. If we realize that we need change, all that is expected from us now is to decide how to change.

           This statement perhaps may spark controversy. It may be daunting to classify changes as moderate or radical.

            For instance, if a heavy drinker will suddenly be willing to stop drinking altogether, it’s hard to decide whether his radical action was wrong. Some may resent it, believing that his body won’t cope with the change or may be believing that drinks in little amounts are beneficial and that his decision was not the best.

            One thing I’d like to point out is that judging from afar is very easy. We’ve no idea of the scale of the stress the person is under. To him, he may’ve stopped that habit because he realized that his families, friends and all other people surrounding him were embarrassed around him due to his habit. At his point of view, his actions through radical change may look appropriate. Now you can see that my statement is not general. But I believe it reigns true for most people’s will to change. It’s very common these days to see people decide at one time to change a habit that used to eat them from the inside. They make their change so radical that they can’t keep up for more than a week or so. Then suddenly they drop their new habit and all their primary determinations go to vain.

          They give the reason that they were under enormous difficulties and were unable to cope with it. I think you’ll agree with me on this one. Changes are going to be more practicable and achievable with less stress if they start with moderate change.

          The surprising fact however is that we can actually achieve the goal of our previous radical ambition by starting with moderate change. Once we’ve got the end in our mind we’ll always be working hard to adapt to our moderate changes and start new ones once we have finished those we have kept in our mind.

          I believe making moderate changes one by one can build up to achieve the goal of a radical change which despite it’s time efficiency, requires a great deal of courage, will and internal strength to do it. Moderate changes of course are not without faults. They require patience, dedication and committing to other changes once we’ve managed to achieve them.     

          I think that our lives will be much better off by changing moderately but when we’re in a tough scenario and when things look unbearable to stand, radical changes are needed.

          Before I get to the summary, I’d like to mention that the worst thing is neither moderate change nor a radical one. It’s to stay rigid, despite what others are telling us, I’m not saying we should always adhere to what others say but we should question our beliefs at times. We should make sure we listen to others attentively, evaluate their ideas and make a wise decision. After all it’s better to bend than to break.

           I’d like to thank you for taking your time and reading this post. Hope you’ll write down whatever you feel or ask whatever is rolling over your head in the comments and again,

Thanks for reading!