The dawn of each day presents us with a fresh platform. It is a new day. When we inhale and exhale, that particular process is over, the next one is entirely new. In a way, it appears nature is a string of new things happening one after the other. Our ability to observe this sequence is blored by how close these new things follow each other. Even the human body is kept alive by a constant death and replacement of dead cells with new ones.
The proximity between the old and the new is significant. It determines how the entire process is assessed. If a human being will survive is significantly affected by how proximate the last breathe is to the next one. The entire solar system is seriously affected by any eclipse of the sun. In the same way, the cancerous cells are the old ones that refused to give way for the new ones on time. The introduction of new things into the human life and the earth at the appropriate time is the hinge that holds the balance in life.
Nature has done her best to keep introducing new things to keep life on earth, but that is not exactly true for us. We are not always in a hurry to introduce new things nor embrace them. Organisations sincerely desire to introduce new things every now and then, but in most cases, the process that births the new things is so complex that the time difference between the old and the new is so much. In some cases, the old stays so long that the activities of the organization appears stuck in a rot.
As individuals, our case is no better than that of organisations and government. We easily settle down and get used to the system that we don't want to rock the boat. We enjoy what we call comfort zones. Actually, these comfort zones are only the old we refuse to let go of for the new. In some cases, we find out that we keep doing the same old things expecting a different result. Unfortunately, we can't advance that way. Just as the freshness of life is tied to new days, our freshness is tied to new things. The human body thrives on new breathe. Our very relevance as an organization or as individuals in our society can only persist on constant, timely introduction of new things. New ideas. New approach. New perspectives. New relationships. New passion.
Another interesting dimension to the introduction of new things by nature is the ability not to tilt, distort or alter the entire process by the new thing. The new air introduced into the human body does not break the chain or convert the respiratory system into the digestive system. It come to improve on what has been, not to destroy it. The new day adds to the days, it doesn't bring the days to an end. Hence, the balance must be created,on the need to introduce new things and the need to ensure that the new things must improve the system and not destroy it.
When was the last time you deliberately introduced what makes others arround you stop to admire, desire and in fact follow in your steps. Could it be the product you offer the public has become so static and predictable that no one is awed any more by it. Look around, look within. There is something new about you others need to see. It is better. It adds, not subtract. Bring them forth. Implement that new idea. Put on a new smile. Do something new with the same old materials you have. If every significant part of nature is wired to thrive on new things, so are you. Invariably, your ability to birth new things may be grossly underestimated. You can keep us all gaping! NEW!
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