Changes

My grandparent's are changing their house. They are adding a bedroom on the first floor and taking out their back deck.

This struck me as absolutely shocking. How could they possibly change the house I know as Grandma and Grandpa's house? It's perfect just the way it is. I don't want it to change.

But it has changed before. From things as small to shifting furniture around, to adding a TV room (which I wasn't alive for, but it was a major change), Grandma and Grandpa have changed a few things about their house ever since they first started living in it.

We were also talking about tonight about how some of us don't like small changes. Like getting a new Christmas tree or new lights that change the Christmas tradition. These things make Christmas feel less like Christmas. I didn't see how this was different from changing the house.

The difference is that one has to happens, where the other is optional to change. We have to accept the fact that some changes must happen, so we might as well deal with it. We don't have to change the other optional things though.

As humans, we don't like change. That is the same with everyone. Even those who don't fret about the small changes don't like change. Things like moving, getting a new job and leaving your parents is a big change that most people probably don't like.

But there are a lot of benefits to these things, too.When you get a new job, it's most likely that you are moving up in the job chain. When you move, you get to make new friends. When you leave your parents, you are getting to start a new life on your own.

Changes can be difficult sometimes, but they're just a part of life. Let's not let these changes get to us. We can learn to love them.