Monday, January 26 2009 10:53 AM
My generation of Change
Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!
Last week I had a small chat with a colleague of mine, who was making the opening animation for the Chinese-New-Year-themed promo's. He told me that this will be the year of the ox. And since he was born in that year he will begin his "third generation".
The chinese zodiac has 12 signs, according to my colleague each cycle is called a generation. He said that the chinese believe your "third generation" is the right time for your life to change. To make career, to change your environment. The "fourth generation" is where you'll settle down.
This year will bring some drastic changes in my life. And not only my environment is changing, I'm also trying to change personally. To try to look at the world from a different perspective. The word "change" has become quite personal theme to me, and I just found it funny how that word kept reappearing in conversations or even in the media. Since Obama is president of the USA, "Change" is the keyword in most articles (beside that other key-thing like him being the first african-american president)
Change, it's the only constant in life. Yet, for the first time in my life, I realize it to be true. The world is constantly changing, evolving, creating anew. People change their morals, create new perspectives, change of hearts. The morals we held yesterday, have evolved into the morals we keep today. Tomorrow will bring even new insights.
After writing this all down, I feel adding an other new year's resolution. "To always keep an open mind". To not get stuck in morals, ideas, and perspectives. Wasn't it Socrates who said: "All I know is that I know nothing". What's the point in fighting over your morals, if they will change in time. And who is to say your morals are right. I hope that even when I'm turning grey I still have an open mind. Age brings the illusion of time and experience, it can make you feel arrogant by thinking you know everything.
So maybe I'm even wrong about having an open mind 
If that's the case.. just forget everything said above 
SexySammy
Monday, January 26 2009 8:12 AM
Reply from Jeroen
Website: http://clooner.com
I thought death is the only constant in life...
