A change in values

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When in any community or society a change in values is called for, chances are two opposing factions will appear:
Those that are totally happy with the status quo and consequently have no interest in changes.
Those that feel strongly about there being a better way and who are willing to stand up for the needed changes.

These two factions, each representing a polarity perspective on change are in reality always there. However, in times when the world around us is changing and more changes are needed in order to keep up with a changing world, they become more apparent. And they both have a function in that they will keep the balance in the changes that are occurring ~ they will prevent the the pendulum from swinging too far in either direction.

It is something that is happening in our world today.
On one hand businesses that are struggling for their survival and feel that the only way to make it through these trying times is when they do the things that have always been successful for them more effectively.
On the other hand ordinary people who believe that their survival depends on working with the changes rather than against them ~ so if the world is changing, if what always has worked before is not working anymore; then we should change and find new ways to live our lives.

For most of us, changing our ways in the best of times is a hard thing to do...
So when there is a call for changes when we are experiencing problems already ~ changes that go to the core of what we believe in ~ the resistance is likely to be enormous...

There is a perspective that says that while we are evolving, growing, spiritual beings living in an evolving, growing, spiritual universe; that it would be quite normal to ~ at least every once in a while ~ revisit our values. To step back from our daily lives and evaluate  whether the things we values most in our lives are still the same things they were ~ say, ten years ago.
If they are ~ and some of our values don’t change all that quickly ~ we keep them. If they are not ~ we set out to find those things that we do value in our lives. In other words; we change.

The same thing is true for our communities, and even our societies...
And when enough people really feel that some changes are overdue ~ then suddenly there is a grass roots movement calling out for change. A movement of ordinary people like you and me, who have seem changes in our own lives and would like to see changes happen that makes our world a better, more balanced place to live...
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