Stories from the Market

"I can do everything.. but change". Those were his words, and as they sunk home (or at least tried to), it made me realize all the more to never let ignorance be an excuse for folly. To babes (in every sense of the word) the only thing they can afford to live for is change. Believe it or not their hope (if they be any), or their main fabric of existence is dependent on the fact that they will not be in the same position or stage they are now; either mentally, psychologically or physiologically. To them, the world keeps spinning because they believe in cycles, a chance to grow and experience; everything they have been told not to do and ones that are yet to come into existence, they are eager for consciousness and a mental awareness to be able to wait and expect eagerly for each day (like the adults before them), to take everything life brings to them each day with new energy and be surprised by those circumstances that take man unawares and sweep us all off our feets (figuratively speaking), and at least have a sense of purpose. It is this patience inspired by hope of things not yet seen but eagerly expected that keeps the world spinning round.So you crush dreams, possibilities and in essence lives when you say you "don't believe in change". But then again, to the gray its only thoughts of the good old days that is an inspiration to continue in this world when it looks like all energy have been spent and life has been fully lived albeit sometimes with regrets. Even the regrets and the 'what could have been' leave a sense of longing and longevity; they wish to pour on their wisdom (though mostly experience and life lessons, but wisdom all the same) to younger generations, whether related or not. The life they had before is the only life there is (at least so they think) and change is an uncomfortable circumstance that reminds them or tries to remind them that their life here is slowly drifting away and gradually coming to an end. What past life they had will be their only description of this world and an autobiography could be a means for them to reminisce on this life and show that (to them) there could certainly be nothing more. So to different people there are different means of expression but whether we like it or not, the world's rotation is inevitable, so we can chose to run with it or be in the same position; and let life meet us at "position zero".