Reflection paper 2

The world is how you see it, through your own eyes.

The world as we see it was never as it was once seen. A wise man once said “History will forever repeat itself.” I believe that those noble words can only go so far. In the 1970’s we’ve had love and peace. All we heard about was just to forgive and be loved, though what was going on in the world to bring up these feelings was the war. Yet in 2003 when we went to war with Iraq, love and peace was not a mind set everyone had. The event was similar; another country came and destroyed a monument that we held dear to us. Why were people more forgiving, than now? Even though history had repeated itself, what makes you think reactions of other people will be the same? Generation after generation has an effect on what we think, and how we see things and events the way we see them. More so, we have our own set of rose colored glasses. Viewing a human structure, how we think, and acts today is viewing a paradigm shift constantly. About 1.8 million years ago, the Homo Habilis made stone tools and weapons. This was just the beginning of the paradigm shift, man had to evolve. Knowing what he needed to survive and turning it into a way of different survival techniques. We once lived in a time where sticks and spoons were our greatest weapons; we dug soil and used the plants for soil. Man evolved and saw new ways of hunting and more efficient ways for survival. Their body changed, they had to have strength to capture their food, and the technique to bring the food back. I believe we change for the better. We understand that things change, so we are more inclined to change with them. Hunting was only the beginning of paradigm shift, fire and tools like communication came into play as we developed better ways to improve our lifestyles. Though not everything is a paradigm shift, people are used to what they grow up with, and most don’t take well to change. Whether its fear or they are not comfortable with the shift, most people will not change. This comes typically from religious beliefs, people often go by what he said or she said. In religious communities their bible is the written proof to their society, though even the bible had to upgrade. They follow the words of their priest, knowing it’s what was taught to him and he speaks from the church, so it must be true. Church’s don’t form by the media; they don’t change because of facts. They form to what they believe, and change will come over time, dedication, and when some one is about to get fired. Change will only come after their bubble has been tampered with. In the new generations kids and teenagers are more likely to conform to society’s belief. Rather adults have grown a liking to what their used to and wont change for society, because what they are doing works for them, and what they are comfortable with. I see no wrong in being comfortable in your own skin and what you do in your everyday life. Most things are worth the change, because it allows you to skip a step or two. But I believe some task you learn more with every step you take.