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Does Anyone Know What s Going on Here?
"Change is inevitable, except from vending machines."
ANONYMOUS
MY FATHER USED TO TELL ME, "YOU DON T TAKE
kindly to change." And even though my life has had its share of
adventures and new directions, I ve come to realize that he was
right. I ve often resisted change and had trouble letting go of what
was familiar, comfortable and secure. Here s a simple example.
In 1984 my wife and I moved from a condominium to our first
house. I was faced with many new pleasures that apartment
dwellers don t have to bother with, like shoveling snow and cut-
ting grass. I decided to use a manual lawn mower, because it was
what I was used to--and I was a little intimidated by the motor-
ized ones, having seen numerous finger injuries over the years.
Besides, its pleasant, rhythmic sound reminded me of spring. I d
also be making an environmental statement (no noise or air pol -
lution from our house)! Things went well for a while.., until the
grass got thicker in July... until the first time I had to mow after a
rain, when the grass was still wet.., and until I discovered that
pushing the mower uphill wasn t nearly as pleasant as pushing it
downhill. The second year, my neighbor smiled over the fence one
day and said to his son, "C mere, Matt, here s a history lesson for
you! This is how people used to cut the grass. Take a good look.
You ll never see anything like it again." We both laughed, but it
was one of those moments of clarity. I finally acknowledged I was
making the job harder than it needed to be, given the technology
so readily available. That afternoon I visited my local hardware
store (to make the leap from the fifties into the eighties) and heard
myself thinking, "You see, Dad, I m not afraid of change!"
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